Dugout Discussion

Saturday Dugout Discussion

We’ve only about two hours of Premier League football today, but with 14 teams in action it may well prove eventful. The Dugout Discussion opens it’s doors as team news from today’s seven games roll in…

Aston Villa XI: Given, Lichaj, Collins, Baker, Warnock, Gardner, Herd, Agbonlahor, Ireland, Bannan, Weimann.

Chelsea XI: Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Mikel, Lampard, Sturridge, Mata, Kalou, Torres.

Alex McCleish makes a total of six changes from last weeks defeat at Arsenal, and Gary Cahill drops to the bench for Chelsea.

Everton XI: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Heitinga, Baines, Osman, Gibson, Fellaini, Pienaar, Cahill, Jelavic.

West Brom XI: Foster, Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Brunt, Andrews, Scharner, Tchoyi, Long, Odemwingie.

Tony Hibbert and Phil Jagielka come in for Everton, replacing Phil Neville and Johnny Heitinga.

Fulham XI: Schwarzer, Kelly, Hangeland, Hughes, John Arne Riise, Murphy, Dembele, Ruiz, Dempsey, Duff, Pogrebnyak

Norwich XI: Ruddy, Ward, Whitbread, Ryan Bennett, Martin, Naughton, Fox, Surman, Howson, Hoolahan, Morison.

Danny Murphy and Bryan Ruiz return to the starting line-up for Martin Jol’s Fulham, whilst Norwich look set to play five at the back.

Man City XI: Hart, Richards, Toure, Kompany, Kolarov, Milner, De Jong, Toure Yaya, Silva, Balotelli, Dzeko.

Sunderland XI: Mignolet, Bardsley, Turner, Kilgallon, Colback, Larsson, Gardner, Cattermole, McClean, Sessegnon, Bendtner.

Vincent Kompany is back for Roberto Mancini’s side, and Matt Kilgallon and Jack Colback come in for the Black Cats.

QPR XI: Kenny, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Hill, Taiwo, Barton, Diakite, Derry, Taarabt, Mackie, Zamora.

Arsenal XI: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Song, Arteta, Ramsey, Walcott, Rosicky, van Persie.

Laurent Koscielny is fit for the Gooners, and Aaron Ramsey replaces Gervinho. The hosts are without the suspended Djibril Cisse, and in comes Joey Barton.

Wigan XI: Al Habsi, Alcaraz, Caldwell, Figueroa, Boyce, McCarthy, McArthur, Beausejour, Moses, Di Santo, Maloney.

Stoke XI: Begovic, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Huth, Wilson, Pennant, Whitehead, Whelan, Etherington, Crouch, Walters.

Victor Moses is passed fit and starts for the home side, and Jermain Pennant in for Cameron Jerome is the only change for Stoke.

Wolves XI: Hennessey, Stearman, Johnson, Bassong, Ward, Kightly, Davis, Edwards, Jarvis, Ebanks-Blake, Fletcher.

Bolton XI: Bogdan, Ricketts, Ream, Wheater, Alonso, Miyaichi, Mark Davies, Reo-Coker, Petrov, Klasnic, Ngog.

Slyvain Ebanks-Blake is prefered to Kevin Doyle for Wolves and Ivan Klasnic starts up front alongside David Ngog for the visitors.

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  1. kaz 96
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    taarabt, fail

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  2. HappyAnkit
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Pog off , Alexander Kacaniklic On

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    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Doesn't make the commentator's life any easier

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  3. COMH
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Clint Dempsey top drawer today. 3bps coming his way!

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  4. Dan - We want our Trophy ba…
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Was that a Pen Vieira?

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      +10000000000000000000

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    2. epj448
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Read what he said. Proves he was right

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    3. Sarnab
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      +billion

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  5. Bad Pen
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Sounds like Demps is having a right stormer.

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  6. HappyAnkit
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    GOAL: Balotelli pen 43 (MCI). Manchester City 1-1 Sunderland.

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  7. Arsenals Number 10
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    that shouldnt of been a pen

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    1. halnone
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      are you blind?

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      1. Barnsley FC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        You look like you're the only one on here who thinks it was a pen. Blinkers.

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      2. McEwan
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Spot the balo captained! Lol

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    2. halnone
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Ooooooohh my word.

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    3. halnone
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      I can't take this. my heart can't take this.

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  8. I taught Ashley Young how t…
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Just won my bet of both walcott and dempsey scoring. How lucky is that?

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    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      not lucky.

      SKILL 🙂

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    2. COMH
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Well deserved.

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      1. I taught Ashley Young how t…
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        cheers guys

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  9. halnone
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Balotelli captain!!!

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  10. Podge
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Taiwo gets away with another hand ball

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  11. HappyAnkit
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    ASSIST: Dzeko (MCI) provided the assist for Balotelli pen 43

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  12. moment
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    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Gahill coming on for Luiz. Not in time to get CS points though.

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    1. steevouk
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      He'll have to score then

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    2. LarryMurphy
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      WANK!

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    3. DV8R
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      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Means Kelly CS stays on the bench.

      Di Matteo is messing with my team

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      1. chinmusic
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Kelly might not have a CS by the time game actually ends.

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  13. gledy
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    ROFL @Pog owners 😀

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    1. Mílanista
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      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Not nice

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      1. gledy
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Sorry, it's just that most of my rivals transferred him in this week, while only 1 of them have Dempsey 😀

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    2. Lrf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      I don't have him, but what is the point?

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    3. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Why? Is he injured?

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    4. Dave Bauer
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Pr1ck.

      And I don't have him.

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    5. Adnan Shah
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      I hope it happens to one of your players pretty soon. Gutted.

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    6. LarryMurphy
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      I have him but also have Clint Captain, RVP, Walcott, Dempsey and Kelly so in your face MF!

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      1. gledy
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        I have no mean intentions whatsoever, but the hype of Pog doing well was always so incredibly hilarious, he was all form and very little quality!

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    7. Mr Smith
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      tosser

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  14. Hazard267
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Thank god i captained dempsey and not pog

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  15. Bad Pen
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Luiz off, Cahill on.

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    1. Spoiler
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      lol

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    2. gledy
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Villa the worst EPL team for defending corners, Cahill to score one!

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  16. COMH
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    1966 Higuita doesn't have Dempsey. That could be the difference for me going through in the Europa 🙂

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  17. Tommy J
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    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Cahill on...need a goal from him

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  18. HONY TIBBERT
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Cahill on, hopefully a goal! come on son

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    1. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      snap!

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  19. Back on the horse
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    oh great now Cahill comes on. At least I wont get McAuley coming off bench

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  20. IceMan DB
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Who got the assist for the City goal?

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    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      dzeko

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    2. HappyAnkit
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Dzeko

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    3. Reedy
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Dzeko

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    4. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Dzeko + Gravity + Gullible Ref

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  21. Alan The Llama
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    C'mon the Reading

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    1. MADE IN CHARLTON
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      +1.

      As a Charlton fan, there's no love lost with West Ham.

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  22. Park the bus
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Silva please do something!!!!

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    1. wimiw
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      +1

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  23. Arsenals Number 10
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    g cahill is on now

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    1. crystalpalaceRus
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      why?

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      1. Arsenals Number 10
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        dont hav a clue he replaced luiz

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        1. moment
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          • 12 Years
          12 years, 1 month ago

          Luiz injured, though didn't seem espesh serious...

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      2. Arsenals Number 10
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        luiz is injured

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    2. mouldy_uk
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      good if he only gets 1 point, hope he doesn't score

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  24. Demí
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Wtih Pog's injury, Dempsey is now up front. Hit the post just moments ago

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    1. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      who the hell is Kacaniklic who's come on for pog?

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    2. Bad Pen
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Sadly, all counting as shots off target. But good to see him back on form, that's for sure.

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    3. Just_Ty
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Really should've captained him

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  25. Matt Sk
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Dempsey hits the post

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    1. HappyAnkit
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      🙁

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  26. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Ahh should of done Suarez to Balotelli. Oh well lovely week so far.

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  27. Tommy J
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    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    At least Cahill might get his place in defence if Luiz injured for a while

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  28. Lrf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Please Norwich score!

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    1. HappyAnkit
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      -7

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  29. exammy
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Not too bad of a first half, wish walcott didnt score arsenals goal though. Main thing is Chelsea are winning! 😀

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  30. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    oh f*ck off city

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