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

    Thank you walcott.

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

    Any Pog owners? Looks like he has been taken off, switch to Jelavic this week then!

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

      The only poor part for me this GW then...if he didnt do anything today prob sell him before next GW anywho.

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    2. CABAYE4
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      I was choosing between them this week on my WC, guess who I chose?! Give you a clue it wasn't Jelavic!

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

    Dempsey - 9
    Walcott - 6
    RVP(c) - 8

    Keep it going lads!

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    1. little_wizard123
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Same. Cup opponent only has three players different to me, one being that I have Walcott and he has Vermaelen.

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

    ramsey....terrible

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

      Yeah he's pish

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

    Get in walcott.

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  6. big oak
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    cahill benched mcauley own goal
    great week so far!!!!!!!

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

    FPL given RvP assist 🙂

    25 points from 5 players, not bad.

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

      23 from 3, Cheshire catting it over here...

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      1. thobe230
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        29 from 4...just saying 🙂

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

    Just hope my rival doesn't decide to get Walcott in next week too...

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

    i'm miserable already

    cahill fail
    kompany fail
    udit dempsey (c)

    and i AGONISED over my transfer and decided to bring cahill in

    f*ck you di matteo

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    1. lazybones18
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      same here bro.. cahill fail, no senderos, no caulker.. 2 defenders playing ..

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

      RVP assist softens the blow, plus RCA is giving Bora a good fight, it all depends on fulham's cleanie soooo COMEON RCA AND FULHAM! 🙂

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

    I got up and danced there...is that sad?

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    1. Epic Fail
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      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Yep.

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

      Depends - are you any good?

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    3. LarryMurphy
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Pogrebnyak gone...off...I can't win

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

    If you havent already, go to the chatroom

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

    RVP gets the assist 😀

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  13. Arsenals Number 10
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    theo goal rvp assist lovely back on track now

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

    Can someone confirm RVP will keep that assist, because I'm not convinced? Just trying to clarify in the rules...

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    1. Epic Fail
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      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      According to the rules it all looks legit.

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

      Man City Pen

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

        Ah sorry, reply fail.

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

      pretty sure he'll keep it. It hit of QPR players INSIDE the box, so still and assist

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

        and = an

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

      he will

      he was the last other arsenal player to touch it

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

        Good good.

        Cheers lads, hope you're all right!

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

      can you read rules on fpl site?it''s clear assist,though

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      1. Dave Bauer
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        12 years, 1 month ago

        Yes I can, thank you.

        I was querying it on the basis that it doesn't specify hitting the frame of the goal, so FPL being FPL I just thought I'd see if anyone more knowledgeable had anything to add.

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    6. O Fenomeno
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Surely it is no assist. If Walcott scored the first shot yes but not the rebound...

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

        The post isn't a person, goal still essentially came from RVP so surely got to keep it.

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  15. Lrf
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    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Walcott goal, fooooock.

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

    Gahill warming up at Villa Park. Not sure why, don't think anyone's injured.

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

    Penalty for City

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

      Dive

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    2. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Mig on the bench... I will cry if he saves it

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

    POG OFF?

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

      Yup

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

    31(-4) and its not even half time yet Dempsey(C), Walcott, Rvp 🙂

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  20. big oak
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    not a penalty not a million year

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

    City pen

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

    Citeh pen

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

    Man City pen?

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

      Shameless dive by Dzeko. Disgusting.

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  24. stufail
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    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Penalty to City

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

    rvp captainers getting back on the track...rooney (c)'s being the big losers so far

    though he's still got 90 mins

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

      Why would Rooney (c) be the biggest losers....RVP has one assist nowt more.

      Surely people who got rid of Clint would be more gutted.

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  26. Epic Fail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Teletubby to try and score the pen with his head.

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  27. kraftwerker
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    B*llocks.

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

    Not a peno, typical

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

    Mario doesn't miss pens. Should never have been one though.

    What was that you were saying Patrick? Oh yeah you were talking out your ass again.

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    1. epj448
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Read what he said. Just proves he was right

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

    BALOOOTELLI

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