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. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Boltonnnnnnnnnnnnnn

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

      Norwichhhhh

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  2. JT's Dog
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Yess waiting on Bolton for 3 aways

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    • unoaime
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Eugh. It's so annoying be a Spurs supporting RvP captainer.

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

      Was keeping quiet so I wouldn't jinx my Stephan Kelly cleanie. ALWAYS 🙁

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

      😆 where is nopli?

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

        😳

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    • Parm
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      BOLTON GOAL!!!!!

      Alonso goal, N'Gog assist???

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

        Yep

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    • HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      loads of odd scorers today!!

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    • RedNev
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Baines CS would be brilliant haha

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    • sotothemightygreek
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      That Norwich goal is extremely irritating. I really need a Stoke goal now!

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

        Crouch to score it please.

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    • FPL Daniel
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      How are we gonna go in the CL when we can't keep 2:0 lead against McCleish. His team hasn't scored 2 goals ages

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      1. chinmusic
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        12 years, 1 month ago

        Probably not since the las time they played Chelsea

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        1. FPL Daniel
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          12 years, 1 month ago

          agree but there is Ivanoviccccccccccccccccccc. Chelsea defender for the double definitely for me!!!

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    • shifty_pow3rs
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      Verm at fault for both QPR goals... lol

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      1. Smarty Pants
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        12 years, 1 month ago

        he needs to make up for it by scoring an equalizer

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    • The Cake is a Lie
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Hahaha well done Villa.

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

      IVANOVIC!!! 3-2 CFC.... GET IN!

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

        Torres assist. Knew I should have brought him in.

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

      wow Ivanovic

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

      Ivanovic goal

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    • Parm
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Ivanovic brace!!!!!

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    • FPL Daniel
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      Chelseaaaaaaaaaaaaa get innnnnnnnn that is spirittttttttttttttttttttttttt

      Its blue dayyyyyyyyyyyyyy

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    • FORCA INTER
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      such a dissipointing GW so far

      can't wait for end of this fantasy season to be honest

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    • Brookins
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Emile Heskey comes on and Villa automatically concede!

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    • HuttonDressedasLahm
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      Damn you Branislav!!

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    • The Cake is a Lie
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Oh....

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

      ivanovic again, i bought the wrong chelsea defender this morning

      sigh

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

        ha - me too

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    • Mílanista
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      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      What's with defenders scoring braces. Wheater last week, now Ivanovic.

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      1. Hate that rotation
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        12 years, 1 month ago

        Lets predict the next.

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      2. Simon March
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        He is known as '2 Goal' after all!

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      3. HONY TIBBERT
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        12 years, 1 month ago

        Cahill next week! FTW

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    • sotothemightygreek
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      Mark Davies assist sitting on my f*cking bench. I need every point this week. 50 quid on the line!

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    • steevouk
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      Villa defo in danger now

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    • QPR Lad 92
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      ooh Barton almost

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    • bmb100
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      Who assisted for Chelsea?

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    • Hate that rotation
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      Is anyone having a good GW, apart from their bottom 5 team?

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

        not too bad, Theo and Clint.

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      2. Sleep Talk
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Nah.. 24 points at the moment, but my bottom 5 is still 4 points ahead. 😛

        *And even more now with that Davies goal! Wonderful! 😀

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    • Le Gooner
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      What the he'll is going on at Villa Park?

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

        ref is handing Chelsea the points

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    • JK - Cønt ⭐
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      12 years, 1 month ago

      I believe I called an epic Crouch fail this week.

      Fed up of Fulham, time to drop Schwarzer to De Gea and get a reliable CS in.

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      1. The Cake is a Lie
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        12 years, 1 month ago

        There are no reliable clean sheets.

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

          United more reliable than most.

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          1. The Cake is a Lie
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            12 years, 1 month ago

            You're not wrong there.

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