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The Dugout Discussion – Chelsea vs Arsenal

This is what we’ve been waiting for. A potentially momentous Gameweek in our seasons begins very shortly, as Chelsea face Arsenal at the Bridge in a fixture that offers plenty to the neutral and the committed Fantasy Football manager alike.

Eden Hazard’s owners will be clinging to the Belgian in hope that he can overcome the Gunners’ resistance to offer a decent points haul to justify selection ahead of a double Gameweek asset. Those holding Chelsea and Arsenal defenders will be seeking a more subdued encounter, fought in midfield, with little incident at either end. It’s one of many contrasts and conflicts ahead of us as Gameweek 31 unfolds in the coming days.

Once we know how this one falls, six more three o’clock kick-offs follow, with United’s visit to the Boleyn Ground in East London bringing the day to a close.

Our Twitter feed offers an insight into today’s teamsheets, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open to allow for your real-time interaction throughout the day.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    No sterling either!! SCENES

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    1. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Dzeko isn't benched

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    2. Jimmers
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      At least he's on the bench

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  2. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Who else is praying for a Chester goal cos you got a Chels defender on your bench? o/

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    1. kitier katba
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      hahahahaha...sob
      Yes, benched JT for chester...

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    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      \o
      More realistic to hope for a cleanie rather than a goal.

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  3. Beavis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    FPL Discovery updated with Transfers & Team Selection for GW 31:

    http://fpldiscovery.wordpress.com/2014/03/22/gw-31-transfers-and-team-selection/

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    1. Tatty Bojangles
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Kiitos

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    2. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      73% of the top 10k starting Hazard

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    3. beric
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers man

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

        Looks very promising!

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    4. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      92% captained Suarez!

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      1. Woy of the Wovers
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Thought it would be higher.

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  4. isacki: full casual
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I'm glad we gave Mohamed Salah such a great debut. Anyone else you want to bring on?

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    1. The Shadow
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      How about that Ashley Cole?

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    2. TeamSteam
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Its not his debut.

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        True, he had two sub appearances previously.

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        1. TeamSteam
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          He doesn`t look all that special.

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          1. isacki: full casual
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Glad we gave him a helping hand.

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    3. 50shades of o'shea
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      What a shot he just had 😉

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  5. TeamSteam
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    SAMEOLDARSENAL

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

      Always cheating?

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  6. r0nh
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Who got the assist for the 6th goal?

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    1. mipola
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      matic

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    2. 50shades of o'shea
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Matic

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  7. isacki: full casual
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Fans of rival clubs, feel free to say how much you want Wenger to stay here.

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

      Dear Arsene keep you chin up, it could be worse

      Warmest regards

      David

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        😆

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  8. Sess!
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Is chester playing? I was too busy raging over no dzeko to realise.

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    1. 50shades of o'shea
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yh 🙂

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

    Early scout picks fail with Dzeko and Kos

    One more chance to turn that around

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    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Picking Dzeko ahead of Sturridge in picks is one of the weirdest things they have ever done.

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

        it's that strange rule of theirs

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      2. JWF
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        They were never going to pick two Liverpool strikers so no Studge is not a surprise. Kos could still turn it round

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    2. Sess!
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Dzeko would have filled his boots if he'd have started today....so annoying!

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

        Dzeko's boots are already full, of concrete

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        1. Sess!
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Fulham are awful though. Even dzeko would have hit a hatty.

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      2. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Sooo wasteful. Happy he doesn't start.

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

    Wish i had doubled-up on Chelsea defence for the last 12 weeks.

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    1. Sess!
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I did up until this week.

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    2. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I did this week.

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    3. Slacker
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I still have Cahill and Azpi. but benched Azpi :/

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  11. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Silva in the hole then. Let's go David!

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    1. Redalert
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Oh yeah.

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    2. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      How do you know that!?

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      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        When they start with one striker, Silva plays behind.

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        1. Sess!
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Having dzeko allowed me to get silva. That's the only silver lining (no pun intended) I can see, just need him to bring in some points.

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  12. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Rival has Sterling, Figeroa and double Arsenal defence.

    Smug.

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    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      wait till end of gw

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  13. jas5sk - Youtube channel
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Shirley, Liverpool are going to desperate to score 6 vs Cardiff out of pride...

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  14. Downtown
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Team line-ups?

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

      Sort comments by sticky

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  15. Berbalove
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    BBC: Chelsea rub it in by giving John Mikel Obi a 20-minute cameo.
    Poor chap, he's a decent footballer, after all.

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  16. JWF
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    So how many points did Gran's double Arse defence (Kos & Mert) get him today?

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    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      -2 at the moment

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  17. Mighty
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Wow! Just awake! Damn Hazard!

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  18. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Not really sure how anyone can blame Wenger for this. Arsenal just haven't turned up, their marking and passing has just been appalling.

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    1. isacki: full casual
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

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      1. Lazarus
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        If I do the same thing over and over again but hope for different results, rather than expect different results, is that still insanity?

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        1. isacki: full casual
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          I suppose that is closer to wishful thinking

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    2. Snikiii
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      it is Wenger playing people out of position,always happens in the big games this season

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    3. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah agree. We got some good players that have just let the team down today. Still love em

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  19. Lazarus
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I clicked on the BBC football page that I had open in another tab and it had not been refreshed since before the game.

    The main headline was: "Wenger Ready for Game of the Season".

    ... just imagine what the score might have been if Wenger hadn't been ready for the game!

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    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      See above , maybe players shudda been ready.

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      1. Lazarus
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I dare say you're right.

        But that's a problem isn't it because the likes of Henry, Vieira and Petit would have been ready. The big players always are.

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  20. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Just seen the Fulham line up.

    I only have Yaya Toure from City.

    Eeeeppp...

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

      Same, bit of a worry

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    2. Sess!
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I have yaya and silva....would have been dzeko too (Rage)

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      1. Call Me Old Fashioned
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I had a choice of Snod--->silva or Gerrard.

        Picked Gerrard and tripled on Pool attack as I thought they have a better DGW

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        1. Sess!
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          I have triple pool attack too suarez, sturridge, gerrard. Eggs in basket.

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  21. Zombie
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Chelsea benchers among Top 50:

    Hazard - 22%
    Azpi - 18%
    Iva - 12%
    Cahil - 10%
    Terry - 8%
    Oscar - 2%

    Some kicked out Iva/ Cahil/ Hazza as well

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    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah but stats like this not imp until end gw surely

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      1. Zombie
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Forget that...Wordpress data is much comprehensive and better

        Beavis posted above

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  22. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    No Dzeko? My season is just getting worse and worse.

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    1. Rafabio
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Nope, not even in squad apparently.

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    2. Sess!
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I was worried he might be benched....to not even be in the squad is a right kick in the nuts!

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    3. rdpx
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!?!?

      Well with a bit of luck he won't play both games and Hazard can come on for him.

      Or he will do his classic coming on at 70' and knocking two in.

      #clutchingatstraws

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

        feck not even on the bench.

        insanity.

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    1. JWF
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Love it!

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    2. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Haha

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    3. Gaz Downright
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      ?

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    4. Schwarzer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Please explain?

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      1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Schz was taking selfies at the end of last match

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  23. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Is that the lesser-spotted Scott Sinclair on the West Brom bench?

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  24. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    my full XI starting, check!

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    1. 50shades of o'shea
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      o/

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    2. Zombie
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      o/

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  25. Koflok
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I'm hoping for Sterling to not come at all this week. I have Azpi on 1st bench.

    I know Sterling can potentially score higher but his 31.4% ownership and most people would have a worse bench than Azpi..

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  26. Rafabio
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    6,5,6

    Silly Wenger tactics to big away sides.

    Arteta and Ox in central mid @ The Bridge with Flamingo on the bench? SMH...

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    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Give you that. Conceding early goal though changed all

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  27. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Azpi MOTM 😯

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  28. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Azpi man of the match

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  29. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Well at least Haz aint getting many points and oh Derby won.

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