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Predict the Starting Eleven

I honestly thought that after a few weeks of this it would serve no purpose, but instead, Hughes’ team selections are the gift that keeps giving.

Not only is formation up in the air, but guessing which of the multi-million-pound signings he made in the summer will actually play is not easy.

So with Bournemouth in our sights will Sparky see them as Top 6 Dangermen, or will he see them there for the taking - will we line up with 5 at the back or 4 or 3? Only @Goatboy and @Polski_Filip and @Simon-says have guessed correctly so far.

Anyway, you know the rules. Pick the eleven players, in whatever formation you feel Hughes will go for, and if you get it spot-on you will win either a caravan or a motorboat (badge).

  • MCarthy
  • Gunn
  • Forster
  • Soares
  • Yoshida
  • Vestergaard
  • Hoedt
  • Bertrand
  • Stephens
  • Targett
  • Bednarek
  • McQueen
  • Valery
  • Jones
  • Davis
  • Romeu
  • Ward-Prowse
  • Armstrong
  • Lemina
  • Redmond
  • Højbjerg
  • Elyounoussi
  • Long
  • Austin
  • Ings
  • Gabbiadini
  • Gallagher

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And in by popular demand (for one more week only - prolly) it’s the…

Predict the Formation Game

  • 2–3–5 (Pyramid)
  • 2–3–5 Danubian School
  • 2–3–5 Metodo
  • 3–2–2–3 WM
  • 2–3–2–3 WW
  • 3–3–4
  • 4–2–4
  • 4–4–2
  • 4–4–1–1
  • 4–3–3
  • 4–3–1–2
  • 4–1–2–3
  • 4–4–2 Diamond or 4–1–2–1–2
  • 4–1–3–2
  • 4–3–2–1 (the “Christmas Tree” formation)
  • 5–3–2
  • 5–3–2 with sweeper or 1–4–3–2
  • 3–4–3
  • 3–5–2
  • 3–4–1–2
  • 3–6–1
  • 4–5–1
  • 4–2–3–1
  • 4–6–0
  • 5–4–1
  • 1–6–3
  • 4–2–2–2 (Magic Rectangle)
  • 3–3–1–3
  • 3–3–3–1
  • 4–2–1–3
  • 10–0
  • 0–10

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I don’t reckon many caravans will be won today. It probably isn’t a good sign that there isn’t much consensus amongst fans over team selection and formation by mid October.