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. Jinswick
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    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Bendy!!!!

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

    Want Mata and RVP to score twice in next half

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  3. Sheep Flavour
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Man City 1 Sunderland 2 (Bentdner)

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

    Bendy goal, Sess assist

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

      Wow Sess on fire - put off a colleague who wanted to do Silva->Sess, I guess he won't like me too much on Monday

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

        Be glad it wasn't your boss 😆

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

          Haha 😀

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

          How true! I told him about GW34 so he'll forgive me

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  5. Says
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    that nervous moment when you check if your cup opponent has dempsey....

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

      That's why being out of cups is a great feeling 😉

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

    Sessegnon assist for Bendtner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  7. Pat Mustard
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Bendy

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  8. Hate that rotation
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Bendy goal

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  9. Nopli
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Bendy Boy SCoresss

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  10. oomzee
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    COME ON U MACKEMS

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

    2-1 YESSSS

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  12. Le Gooner
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Bendtner goal, Sess assist

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

    I'm close to reserving my ticket for the Bendy Bus for GW34

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

    31(-4) Hopefully more to come from Dempsey(C), Walcott, Rvp, Mata and huth Cs still intack a bit annoyed pog went off though

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    1. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      How many times do you have to post this?

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  15. Pigvig
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    dempsey hits the post. Than god I sold him.

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

    24 points, two players played so far on my gambling team 😀 Walcott and Dempsey (Captain) 😛

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

      Don't know wether i should be amused or annoyed by the fact that my reserve team with a value of 103 mil continues to beat my main team with a value of 112 ... 😛

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

    FFS. Sess on the bench as I didn't think City conceded at home.

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  18. jimnastics
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Suck on that Halnone you glory hunting little prick!! ahahahaa

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

      harsh

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

        but true 😀

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

      +42

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    3. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Douchebag alert ^^

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    4. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      ZING!!!!!

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    5. Cheggers
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      I find it hilarious when united fans call the fans of any other club glory hunters lol

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  19. Hate that rotation
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    You cant deny Bendtners form though. 🙂

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

    GET IN BENDTNER!

    AND A ANOTHER SESS ASSIST!

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

      Too many A's got a bit excited.

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

    Balls.

    Now my secret weapon in a a couple of weeks is going to have a lot more attention.

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

    I was bigging Bendtner up all week and you lot were having none of it. His FF scores just keep coming.

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

      if ba did what bendy did, everyone will be getting him.
      didn't know why people don't get bendy. well, maybe because fixture is meh,,,,,

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

        Sunderland are fixture proof the way they play under O'Neill.

        I'm getting him.

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

      I got laughed at for having him in my transfer plans! He seems like a Bap magnet too...

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  23. samcro
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Bendy Bus is imminent.

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  24. Sheep Flavour
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    If the City game stays like this it must make the Sliva % ownership drop!!

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  25. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    I was looking forward to Kompany coming back to start. Looks like I was too confident.. Hope he scores haha! I know, desperate..

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

      Me too. It's a real bugger.

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

      Glad I was missing 0.2 to get him for Skrtel!

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

      same same

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

    Granny with Sess on the bench 🙁

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

      I keep doing it, Yaya last week.

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

        Join the club.

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

    LOL @ West Ham. Reading 2-1 up.

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

    double d'oh!!!

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  29. The3rdTurd
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Tevez time?

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

      No, half time

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  30. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Have just realised Dude doesn't have Dempsey or Theo and owns Hart. I could pull this off 🙂

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