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

    DEMPS!!!

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

    DEMPSEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

    Yes the Demps!

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

    silva > dempsey already paying off

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

    The 4 game Dempsey rule never fails.

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  6. unoaime
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    lol Dempsey, wtf.

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

    Go Captain America 🙂

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

    (c) DEMPSEY!!!!!!

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

    Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeemps (C) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    get in

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    1. Smarty Pants
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      lucky horse!

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

    and so the shoud've captained Clint posts begin

    I'll start

    I HAD IT ON HIM UNTIL YESTERDAY JEEZ

    😛

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

      He's my vc, plenty of time to go yet though eh.

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

      had it on him all week

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    3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      His job is to score one, assist one. Going well.

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  11. BOOM XHAKALACA
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    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Assist?

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      ruiz

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

        cheers

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

      Ruiz

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

    dammit. Had him VC.

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

    kudos to the Clint (c)-ers

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

    USA USA!! Go captain america!!

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  15. Captain Shirokov
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    (VC) Dempsey

    Mixed emotions

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    1. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah, same here. But with RVP (C) I have no chance of getting captain points off Demps. Wished I didn't chicken out of going for Demps (C)

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  16. Crazy Joe
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Cap'n Dempsey 🙂

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  17. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Richard pulls up

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

      noooo

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    2. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Please don't be worrying me 😛

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

      harsh. is he off?

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    4. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Looks ok but did pull up..

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

    QPR score against Arsenal

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

      Forget me, had a 'moment'!

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

    We are six mins in lol lets not worry about who we should or should not of capt quite yet 😀

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

      Haha + loads

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    2. bmb100
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Precisely.

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  20. Danton
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Damn, went with Silva -> Walcott instead of Dempsey

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  21. Viper
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Was going to captain Dempsey but none of my rivals captained him either so its all good 🙂

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

      none of my rivals have him

      EVEN BETTER

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

    Whoever said Leeds to beat Watford was talking out there @rse.

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

    qpr already sliding in the challenges

    p.s: its ramsey who looks to be playing on the left

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  24. baha
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Dempsey (c) ftw!

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  25. gruffyboy
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    RVP free kick....

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

      saved

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

    Dempsey looks like he's struggling here, they're bringing on the stretcher.........

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

    RVP shot on target

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  28. Ivan
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Captain America!

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

    Made a massive screw up last night, was in the middle of doing my transfers just after midnight, Sess and Ba out for Yaya and Cisse, and only had the exact money to do it.

    I was so bloody tired I must have passed out before hitting confirm and woke up at 3.58!!! The prices changed the night before at 3.59. Hit confirm asap, but I was timed out so it refreshed the page.

    Both went up 🙁 Ended taking an 8 point hit and got rid of Skrtel too, and put in Simpson, and went for Walcott over Yaya. Too tired for this!!!

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

      Boring sob story

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  30. Guinney
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Didn't capt Demps, I still think Rooney will destroy Blackburn.
    Also happy I didn't get Cahill in 🙂 I was so close

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