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Aug 2024
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S3 Ep1: Off The Bench: How Gameweek 1 we...

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With FPL returning, so too does Off The Bench, as experts Az Phillips and Lee Bonfield discuss all things from the opening weekend 🫶♻️

The pair examine Spurs assets, what to do with Liverpool’s bargain defender Quansah, and even tout Erling Haaland as a potential Triple Captain option next Gameweek.

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* Holding Spurs (08m 19s)
* Man City defence (18m 03s)
* Triple Captaining Haaland (21m 17s)
* Quansah conundrum (28m 41s)
* Man Utd decisions (30m 23s)
* Arsenal assets (40m 40s)

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