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First things first, thank you to Mo, Simon and Zach for covering for me and allowing me to have one of the best vacations of my life. You guys are awesome.
Secondly, as much as it will get me into trouble with my girlfriend if she reads this, I have to say I couldn't have asked for a better result in the game we attended while we were on the other side of the Atlantic. Seeing an on-loan Liverpool player in Fabio Borini contribute with the match-winning goal against title rivals Chelsea (at Stamford Bridge, no less) is a memory I'll keep with me for years to come, especially if Liverpool can claim their first Premier League title this season.
Anyway, I could go on forever about my trip, but there's more important things to discuss, like team news! Here's the latest from around the league:
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Out: Kieran Gibbs, Jack Wilshere, Theo Walcott
Doubt: Thomas Vermaelen
In: Nacho Monreal
Win: Aaron Ramsey
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Out: Christian Benteke
Doubt: Joe Bennett
In:
Win: Leandro Bacuna
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Out: Craig Noone
Doubt:
In:
Win: Jordon Mutch
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Out: Petr Cech, John Terry, Eden Hazard, Ramires (suspended)
Doubt: Samuel Eto'o
In: Mark Schwarzer, Frank Lampard, Demba Ba, David Luiz/Ashley Cole
Win: Frank Lampard
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Out:
Doubt: Marouane Chamakh, Kagisho Dikgacoi
In: Cameron Jerome
Win: Yannick Bolasie (hunch)
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Out: Silvain Distin, Phil Jagielka, Kevin Mirallas
Doubt:
In: Antolin Alcaraz, Gerard Deulofeu
Win: Ross Barkley
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Out: Aaron Hughes, Kostas Mitroglou
Doubt: Johnny Heitinga, Scott Parker, Kieran Richardson, Sascha Riether
In: Lewis Holtby
Win: Lewis Holtby
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Out: Robbie Brady, Allen McGregor
Doubt: Sone Aluko
In: Shane Long
Win: Tom Huddlestone
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Out: Jordan Henderson (suspended), Jose Enrique
Doubt: Daniel Sturridge
In: Joe Allen
Win: Raheem Sterling
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Out: David Silva, Matija Nastasic
Doubt: Yaya Toure(fitness), Javi Garcia, Gael Clichy (both rotation)
In: James Milner, Aleksandar Kolarov
Win: Sergio Aguero
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Out: Robin van Persie, Fabio da Silva
Doubt: Alex Buttner (rotation)
In: Patrice Evra
Win: Wayne Rooney
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Out: Papiss Cisse, Davide Santon
Doubt: Hatem Ben Arfa, Luuk De Jong, Moussa Sissoko
In: Mathieu Debuchy, Loic Remy
Win: Mathieu Debuchy
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Out: Joseph Yobo
Doubt: Gary Hooper, Ricky van Wolfswinkel (both rotation), Elliott Bennett (fitness)
In:
Win: Nathan Redmond (hunch)
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Out: Morgan Schneiderlin, Jay Rodriguez, Gaston Ramirez
Doubt:
In: Victor Wanyama
Win: Rickie Lambert
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Out: Matthew Etherington, Robert Huth
Doubt: Erik Pieters
In: Oussama Assaidi (maybe)
Win: Peter Odemwingie
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Out: Ki Sung-Yueng, Stephen Fletcher
Doubt: Connor Wickham
In: Phil Bardsley
Win: Fabio Borini
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Out: Michu, Chico Flores (suspended)
Doubt:
In: Jordi Amat
Win: Pablo Hernandez (hunch)
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Out: Jan Vertonghen, Kyle Walker
Doubt: Mousa Dembele
In:
Win: Christian Eriksen
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Out:
Doubt: Gareth McAuley, Liam Ridgewell
In: Chris Brunt, James Morrison, Craig Dawson
Win: Chris Brunt
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Out: Marco Borriello, Matt Taylor
Doubt: George McCartney (rotation)
In: Guy Demel
Win: Adrian
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My current team is likely to change a bit before the deadline, but here's how it looks for the time being:
Hart, P. Jones, Kompany, Kolarov, Sterling, Ramsey, Holtby, Eriksen, Aguero, Suarez, Rooney
I'm thinking of dropping Hart and Kolarov to get some Arsenal coverage in my defense, but haven't decided if I want to go with Szczesny+Bardsley or De Gea+Koscielny. I'm also still up in the air with my captain decision. I'm torn between Ramsey and Rooney.
How is your team coming together? Any differential picks in your side? And finally, as is the case any time an option other than Suarez could be considered for the armband, I leave you with a poll: