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. Dan - We want our Trophy ba…
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    GET IN LARSSON!

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  2. super711
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    city will come back

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    1. HappyAnkit
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      +71

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    2. Sheep Flavour
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      Who cares? The CS is gone 😀

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  3. Nopli
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    Sab larson! GOALLLLLLL

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  4. jimnastics
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    Come on Sunderland you beauties...

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  5. JT's Dog
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      Took me to Monday to start scoring extra points last week, this week almost matched last weeks total with 5 players. It's a funny old game saint

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    • HappyAnkit
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      Seb Goal, Sess Assist.

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      1. HappyAnkit
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        I wish it was McClean.

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    • denial
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      If Mignolet gets a CS...

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      1. unoaime
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        Haha. I have him on the bench.

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      2. JK - Cønt ⭐
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        I can deal with it as long as Schwarzer does

        If he doesn't, I am definitely getting De Gea next week. Have had enough of this keeper rotation lark

        I always bench the wrong ones, chances are I will do so again.

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      3. JC
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        Decided to play him this week instead of Vorm 🙂

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    • Nopli
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      Torres looking lively !

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    • JK - Cønt ⭐
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      at least I don't own Sess yet. Would hate seeing McClean points on bench

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    • Pigvig
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      Yay. Sunderland goal makes me feel a little better about my team F up. Was going to get Komp in.

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    • Nopli
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      A double over CITY! who would have thought that

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      1. Epic Fail
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        It's not even half time yet.

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      2. DV8R
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        • 13 Years
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        it's not even half time yet... City have plenty of time to hit back

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    • brianutd-why always we? 20
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      Ha ha shity city

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      1. COMH
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        F*cking love it!

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      2. Life's Very Good
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        Lol Man Shitty!

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    • COMH
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      Kompany and Verm CS wiped out. Never saw that coming.

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      1. Epic Fail
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        I thought QPR would score. Not so much Sunderland.

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    • Dan - We want our Trophy ba…
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      Thank god i played Sess aswell.

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    • Dave Bauer
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      Come on Robin, rival has Dempsey captain and is threatening my lead!

      Perhaps Wenger can use this tale of woe as his half-time inspiration.

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    • LarryMurphy
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      got rid of Sessegnon for Walcott.... *eye twitch*

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
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        Happy now?!

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    • Hate that rotation
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      Comon RVP, time to score.

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      1. Dave Bauer
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        Doesn't even look remotely likley at the moment.

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        1. Dave Bauer
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          Likely, even*

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      2. Podge
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        They need to get the ball first !

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    • lazybones18
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      arsenal Struggling

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    • Nopli
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      Cmon Chelsea! One more Before HT

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    • kaz 96
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      ramsey defo the worst player at loftus so far

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
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        Defo the worst player for Arsenal this season

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    • Holy See
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      Arsenal truly shocking so far.

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    • We Need Van Der Sar
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      My only transfer this GW fails. Enrique to Cahill.

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      1. GordonGekko
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        Me too 🙂 Had to use my one free transfer wisely. 🙂 Was between him and Baines.

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    • ruud gullit sitting on a sh…
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      Pog subbed off

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      1. Mr Smith
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        No way!

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        1. ruud gullit sitting on a sh…
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          Yeah injured

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    • disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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      city and arsenal

      bunch of f*cking bottlers

      w*nkers

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      1. udit
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        Dempsey (C) . Comeon RCA!!!

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      2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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        AND WHY THE F*CK IS CAHILL NOT PLAYING!

        that was my transfer, bringing him in

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      3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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        You were saying? 😉

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      4. iLA
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        And Liverpool is?

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    • COMH
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      Theo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    • Bad Pen
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      Walcott Goal!

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    • Back on the horse
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      Walcott, get in!

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    • Sheep Flavour
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      THEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEO WALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLCCCCCOOOTTTT

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    • Reedy
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      Walcott! 😀

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    • gruffyboy
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      Walcott goal, i think RVP assist

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      1. moment
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        Words to bring a smile to my face. Only would have been slighly better in a different order.

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