Dugout Discussion

Sunday Dugout Discussion – Gameweek 11

We’ve got three fixtures to enjoy on this Sunday of Premier League action. After league-leaders Manchester United narrowly took three points yesterday at Villa Park, it’s time for the other two title contenders to respond. The Dugout Discussion opens for the juicy encounter at the Etihad Stadium between hosts Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur. The team news is in, and is as follows…

Man City XI: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Nastasic, Clichy, Yaya Toure, Barry, Kolarov, Silva, Tevez, Aguero.

Spurs XI: Friedel, Walker, Gallas, Caulker, Vertonghen, Sandro, Huddlestone, Lennon, Bale, Dempsey, Adebayor.

Roberto Mancini makes four changes from last weekends goalless draw against West Ham, which includes the return of David Silva after a month-long lay-off. As for the visitors, Jermain Defoe misses out despite a midweek hattrick in the Europa League, which means Emmanual Adebayor lines up against his former employers.

Following events in Manchester there will be another tasty battle, this time in the capital where Liverpool travel down to Chelsea. In and amongst, at 3p.m., Newcastle United welcome the visit West Ham United.

You can take in all the action in our Dugout Discussion chatroom, which is open and can be accessed right here.

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  1. bdwhite91
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Penalty if it were United. So dumb.

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    1. Licky
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Red card to Aguero if it was Liverpool.

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      1. bdwhite91
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        +7

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      2. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        ?

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    2. Soccer Brah
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Why being United into a game with City and Spurs. You're so dumb.

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      1. Soccer Brah
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        *bring

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      2. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Think they may be up against united and their refs in the title race

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      3. bdwhite91
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        I'm not alone in this. Who the hell are you?

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        1. Soccer Brah
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Who the hell am I? Just a guy wanting to judge a match on its own merits without bringing up irrelevant and non-related nonsense like this! Just enjoy the match without bringing up other teams!

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    3. heartsattack
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Freedom of the city for Caulker if it were New York Cosmos.

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    4. Barnsley FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      You're retarded.

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      1. bdwhite91
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Am I?

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  2. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Right 1 CS down 1 to go. Come on Carlito!!

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  3. Nopli
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Kolarov CS gone 🙁

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Unlucky dude.

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  4. Rafabio
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Almost Huddy from Ade...just wide

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  5. Lord Flashheart
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    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Ade to hudd great link

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  6. Bolt-on
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    David pleat scared to say it was a penalty lol

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    1. Gaz Downright
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      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      "Yeah, I think most officials would have given a penalty had they seen it"

      sounds a fair backing for a pen to me

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      1. Bolt-on
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Went the longest way round to say it

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  7. Gaz Downright
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    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Silva should have had a yellow. At the least.

    Gallas elephant in a China shop.

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  8. Timmy Cahill Rules
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    11 years, 5 months ago

    spurs far better balance with Ade

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    1. drunken_mess
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      noooooo, get defoe on!! 🙁

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    2. Gaz Downright
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      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      the truth right here

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  9. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Admit it or not, but if that was United the penalty would have surely been given.

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    1. bdwhite91
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Thank you.

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    2. Soccer Brah
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Jesus this anti-United sentiment is spreading. Mindless ...

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      1. bdwhite91
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Have you seen the calls they've gotten this season? GET REAL

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        1. Soccer Brah
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Chip. Shoulder?

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  10. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    huddlestone shooting always reminds me of jimmy floyd hasselbaink. pure power.

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  11. TheKingThierry
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    If only bale didn't
    Get a haircut and used a tad more gel

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  12. Revival
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    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Backed both teams to score in all 3 games today. Spurs scoring the perfect start.

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    1. Hazmat
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Same. Fingers crossed!

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  13. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Rooney assist for Caulker goal

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    1. Evs
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      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Pienaar.

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      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Hart og

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  14. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Ooohh.. Close from Huddlestone

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  15. ron.44
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    spurs looking tatsy..DAMN YOU CLYNE!! why did i play you?!! got gorkss AND caulker on the bloody bench. AAAAAARRGGGHHH!

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    1. ron.44
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      * tasty

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    2. CarelessGenius©
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Reading v Norwich had 0-0 written all over it.....

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  16. Evs
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    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    * Evs sits and waits to see I Ba plays *

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  17. Rafabio
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Ade and Zab getting into it. LOL

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  18. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Dear ABU's..

    The ref was completely unsighted, now stfu..... 🙄

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  19. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Utd
    Chelsea
    Arsenal
    Tottenham
    Everton
    City

    #quietneighbors

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    1. rohan
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Swap Chelsea and United and you have a deal 😀

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  20. Bad Seed
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    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Zaba teaching Ade a lesson haha!

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    1. Tuchap - Lurker
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      That yellow says different 😀

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  21. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Haha ade threw himself and zab got yellow

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  22. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Adebayor is much better than Defoe. Fact.

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    1. Timmy Cahill Rules
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      true if AVB wasnt the manager i would get Ade in

      dont trust AVB though

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  23. Rafabio
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Zab yellow. He'll be off if he keeps hounding Ade

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  24. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Unlucky Zabs. That was foul was well drawn from Adebayor...

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  25. Hazmat
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    City losing it already. Someone's going to get a red today.

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    1. Licky
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      I love how when City are losing they get rough though. We're up for an enjoyable match me thinks.

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  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Huddlestone on Fk and corners

    Could be decent option

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    1. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      you go for it then

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  27. matthewhagon
      11 years, 5 months ago

      9.9 dive from ade

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      1. Evs
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        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        10 I would give it

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      2. thetinkerman
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        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Disgraceful stuff!

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      3. Mr. Greedy
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        'Wise play' according to the unbiased Gary Neville.

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    • Gaz Downright
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      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Finish the idiom: Hippo in a ...

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    • Demí
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      rul; Simpson, S.Taylor, Williamson, Santon; Ben Arfa, Cabaye, Gutierrez (c), Ferguson; Cisse, Ba

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      1. Waldaz
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Perfect

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      2. Declan
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Ba 😎

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      3. Evs
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        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Ba, use.

        Thanks old chap 🙂

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      4. Timmy Cahill Rules
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

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      5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Babababa

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      6. Billy Gilmore
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Ferguson 😆

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      7. Nopli
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Ferguson-- check 🙂

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      8. The Chosen One...
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Ta, Saylor and Ba check

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      9. Gaz Downright
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        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        rul

        in a hurry Demi? 😉

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        1. Demí
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Always gazza

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      10. Barnsley FC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Feckin Simpson. There go the Gorkss points off the bench.

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      11. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Simpson and ba. The world makes sense now.

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    • rohan
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Now with the booking, expect Zab to make a lot less tackles on Bale

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