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

    does rvp look like getting anything?

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

      an assist?

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    2. Flycroft
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      not really, but it is rvp

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  2. ipsilon
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    Collins scores for Villa.

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  3. Podge
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    Is it time to start thinking the impossible... selling RVP !

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

      Step away from the keyboard.

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    2. gruffyboy
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      Thinking the same!

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

      Shite-talk

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  4. BOOM XHAKALACA
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    Pog to Bendtner or Demspey to Walcott this week?

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  5. Hate that rotation
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    F*CK FULHAM CS GONE

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

      +1

      Stupid Aaron Hughes.

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    2. Lrf
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      Sorry for your sake, but YES for mine.

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    3. Reedy
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      🙁

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    4. McEwan
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      Blow that.

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  6. Parm
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    Wilbaham goal, Fulham cleanie gone.

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  7. Kuqi Monster
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    norwich goal has lost me a lot of points - doubled up on schwarzer and kelly

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    1. ricdan
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      same

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  8. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    for f*cks sake fulham

    shite gameweek

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  9. MADE IN CHARLTON
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    Everton only clean sheet of the day?

    Hibbert eh? 🙂

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    1. FPL Daniel
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      Or Baines

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

      Wigan too.

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  10. FPL Daniel
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    Well RVP is gonna tear up soon enough. He will explode believe me

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    1. Mílanista
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      Please be in the next 10 minutes.

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      1. FPL Daniel
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        12 years, 1 month ago

        I am not sure that the next 10min are gonna be. I thought about whole game

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  11. samcro
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    Bye bye Fulham cleanie 🙁

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    1. Podge
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      Bye bye 8 points 🙁 🙁

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  12. Mr Smith
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    Yes thank god for Canaries goal, with Kelly 3rd sub that is a god send!

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  13. LaLaLand
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    want to get in walcott and sess
    who to drop from bale dempsey valencia siggy

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  14. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    Some cretin on twitter:

    "For all their attacking prowess, City's Achilles heel remains their defence. Kompany and Toure are no Ferdinand and Vidic."

    o______0 Football fans are fickle personified

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    1. Cruicky
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      😆

      Kolo Toure I agree though.

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  15. Acquafresca
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    CMON RVP!!

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  16. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    Jeez, Chelsea.

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  17. Hate that rotation
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    Lichaj goal

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  18. 4vets
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    And with that, I drop into the Europa 🙁

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      Great place to be

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    2. Sleep Talk
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      Been waiting all day for that Norwich goal.
      Not done yet though. Keep the faith! 😉

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  19. Parm
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    Villa equaliser,Lichaj with the goal.

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  20. moment
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    Cr&p. Villa 2 CFC 2.

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  21. FPL Daniel
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    Screw u Chelseaaaaaaaaa why to take of Mataaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

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  22. MADE IN CHARLTON
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    Villa!

    Is that Cahill 0 points now?

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  23. Le Gooner
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    Only Everton and Wigan cleansheets left. Oh dear

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      Wish I had Beasejour!

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      1. Touré De Force
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        12 years, 1 month ago

        I have Beausejour 😀

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  24. Locarno
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    I fecking give up. I've kept faith in Huth/Hangeland because of their goal threat, but I haven't had a CS out of them since 2008.

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  25. mouldy_uk
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    Bloody Fulham cleanie gone again! bet Vorm goes and screws me again for leaving him on the bench

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    1. Just_Ty
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      +1

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  26. HuttonDressedasLahm
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    I retract my Villa going down comment!!

    "swiftly rethinks Ivanovic in for Richards plan"

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  27. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    That settlws in, Schwazer to De Gea defo getting done, can't rely on Fulham.

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    1. Podge
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      only 2 united ?

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  28. The EJJ
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    Impossible to get clean sheets this season.

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  29. BRK
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    heh chelsea

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  30. COMH
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    12 years, 1 month ago

    2-1 Bolton

    Xabi Alonso's wee brother

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