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Alistair Bruce-Ball, Chris Sutton and Statman Dave are joined by former England scrum half Danny Care to re-find the fun in fantasy football. Is it time to go big on Crystal Palace players, with Munoz, Sarr and Mateta? What about utilising Manchester United’s defence?

Dave dishes out his chip strategy, answering: which gameweek is best to triple captain Haaland?

There’s a short edition of Sutton Death thanks to The Rec. Plus, what can Danny tell us about Celebrity Traitors’ Joe Marler?

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Alistair Bruce-Ball, Chris Sutton and Statman Dave are joined by comedian Luke Kempner to discuss the big FPL (and Celebrity Traitors) topics of the week. WARNING: Spoilers ahead! Can Ali rekindle his love of FPL? Is it time to sell Joao Pedro and Viktor Gyokeres? Can we finally trust Reece James? Why didn’t the faithfuls banish Jonathan Ross last week?

A slightly different Sutton Death sees Chris and Luke go head-to-head on famous football fans and a listener is in disbelief after his son plays an inspired triple-captain.

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Premier League commentaries on 5 Live and BBC Sounds this week –

Saturday 25th October – Chelsea v Sunderland – 3pm

Saturday 25th October – Newcastle v Fulham – 3pm (Sports Extra)

Saturday 25th October – Manchester United v Brighton – 5:30pm

Sunday 26th October – Arsenal v Crystal Palace – 2pm

Sunday 26th October – Aston Villa v Manchester City – 2pm (Sports Extra)

Sunday 26th October – Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest – 2pm (Sports Extra 2)

Sunday 26th October – Wolves v Burnley – 2pm (Sports Extra 3)

Sunday 26th October – Everton v Tottenham – 4:30pm

Alistair Bruce-Ball, Chris Sutton and Statman Dave talk all things FPL ahead of Gameweek 8. Dave finally gives into Haaland, but should we be giving up on our Liverpool assets already? Is Reijnders overrated? Will Chris ever get the name of the pod right? Will Barry from the AA fix Ali’s car in time?

H2H Division One leader Natalie Pike joins the pod for a very competitive Sutton Death and a listener takes advantage of a glitch in the FPL app.

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Premier League commentaries on 5 Live and BBC Sounds this week –

Saturday 19th October – Manchester City v Everton – 3pm

Alistair Bruce-Ball (still giddy from Europe's Ryder Cup win), Chris Sutton and Statman Dave discuss FPL's hot topics ahead of Gameweek 7. 

The big question this week is whether or not it's time to ditch the underperforming Mo Salah from your FPL teams? Dave doesn't know what to do.

Also, DefCon rears its head again - is it overpowered in FPL this season?

Mike Minay also joins the pod and takes on Dave in a very difficult round of Sutton Death, whilst Chris himself comes under barrage from the new manager of the Listener's Lions who is a Lincoln City fan.  

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Premier League commentaries on 5 Live and BBC Sounds this week:

Sunday 5th October

Alistair Bruce-Ball (live from Bethpage on Ryder Cup duty), Chris Sutton and Statman Dave discuss FPL's hot topics ahead of Gameweek 6. Dave has wildcarded out of the blue but has he gone too early with Alexander Isak in to the team? Should you Triple Captain Erling Haaland against Burnley? Is Clough and Taylor's lead too big already?

5 Live Sport presenter Steve Crossman takes on Chris in Sutton Death and the pod faces the wrath of a disgruntled Sunderland-supporting Reverend.

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Premier League commentaries on 5 Live and BBC Sounds this week -

Saturday 27th September - Crystal Palace v Liverpool - 3pm

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In this episode, Wayne Rooney relives football’s fiercest grudge matches with Kelly Somers and Kae Kurd, just in time for Liverpool v Everton and Arsenal v Man City. From feeling sick before Merseyside derbies to locking Coleen out the house for hanging Liverpool flags up. He opens up on Pizzagate, smashing into opponents, and why his friendship with Steven Gerrard stopped at kick-off. Plus, why Jamie Carragher acted like Liverpool’s referee, why Arsenal’s squad is the strongest in the league, and why tiredness is no excuse before big games. Watch The Wayne Rooney Show on BBC Sport YouTube and iPlayer, or listen now on BBC Sounds.

Alistair Bruce-Ball, Chris Sutton and Statman Dave debate the big FPL issues ahead of Gameweek 5. Top of the table Chris has wildcarded, while Dave has gone all boring in the search for Defensive Contribution points.

Is it time to drop Mo Salah for Erling Haaland? Should we be getting Cole Palmer back in? Can we give up on Aston Villa players?

In Sutton Death, Ali tries to defend the pod's perfect record against former Scotland captain Rachel Corsie.

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Premier League commentaries on 5 Live and BBC Sounds this week -

Saturday 20th September - Brighton v Tottenham - 3pm

Alistair Bruce-Ball, Statman Dave & Chris Sutton return ahead of Gameweek 4. Chris still sits top of the pile, while Dave lays out an early Wildcard draft.

Should Alexander Isak go straight into your team, and is it time to get Jack Grealish in too?

Sutton Death features big money moves, both in the Premier League and the IPL, and the pod goes international once again – this time, from Cape Verde.

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Alistair Bruce-Ball, Chris Sutton and Statman Dave are joined by Clinton Morrison to wrap up Gameweek 2 with the temptation of an early Wildcard looming large.

Mo Salah is inevitable when it comes to FPL, but was Dominik Szoboszlai robbed of an assist for Liverpool's last-gasp winner at St James' Park?

Semenyo and Brennan Johnson are grabbing Dave's attention ahead of Gameweek 3, and Chris and Clinton put their Arsenal knowledge to the test in a fast-paced game of Sutton Death.

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Alistair Bruce-Ball, Chris Sutton and Statman Dave are joined by BBC commentator John Acres after a successful first week of FPL.

Manchester City are the talk of the pod after Tijjani Reijnders made an impact scoring a goal and getting an assist, but should you have him on your team?

Find out who Dave's differential pick is ahead of Gameweek 2, and John & Ali go head-to-head in a tricky game of Sutton Death.

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