Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Man United vs Aston Villa

Restricted to just ten matches, Gameweek 32 looks set to be an inevitable anti-climax after the recent triple-figure hauls. Nonetheless, with the double Gameweek chatter postponed, at least for a while, it’s almost comforting to return to the old routine – an early kick-off, the evening live match and a couple of Sunday joints to see the Gameweek out.

Today’s events promise to make an inauspicious start as we drop in on Old Trafford to witness a United side beleaguered by the midweek defeat to City and with one eye firmly on the clash with Bayern to come. It’s difficult to know what kind of performance that will produce from David Moyes’ men, although with pressure mounting, it’s hard to imagine that the Scot can afford to put out a side stuck in third gear. Villa will provide a test – Paul Lambert’s outfit are an effective animal on their travels and, in Christian Benteke, have a destructive force that can deal damage to a hesitant United back line.

This is all followed by five three o’clock matches, with Arsenal’s tea-time meeting with City to follow.

You can look to our Twitter feed for the news from the teamsheets, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is open for those who like to dabble in some real-time banter.

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

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  1. Gaz Downright
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    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    brilliantly worked goal

    hours of perfecting the move on the training ground comes off

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    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      😀

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

    Mata is rising from the dead 😯

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

    Mata Trolling his former owners ( sold before DGW that is )

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

      Why?
      We have all got other players who would have gotten points

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    2. money face bandwagon
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      he is always going to score and no surprise that it comes against villa

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  4. Respect My Authoritah
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Get in! A week too late for most, perfect for me 😀

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

    CFC XI v Hull (4-2-3-1): Begovic; Pieters, Wilson, Shawcross, Cameron; Arnautivic, Nzonzi, Whelan; Ireland, Odemwingie, Crouch.

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    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Strange looking Chelsea side 😉

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

      No Adam?

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  6. mojoindojo
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    10 years, 1 month ago

    Get a city defender or double up on midfield with nasri. Already have yaya and dzeko.

    If A then zabaleta or kompany. thx

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

      Wait for games to be played.

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

      Zabaleta

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    3. mojoindojo
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      10 years, 1 month ago

      thx

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  7. Grounderz
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Palace XI to face @chelseafc: Speroni, Mariappa, Dann, Delaney, Ward, Dikgacoi, Jedinak, Puncheon, Ledley, Bolasie, Jerome.

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

      Glad i sold Ince this week.

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

    Subs: Jakupovic, Figueroa, Koren, Fryatt, Sagbo, Aluko, Quinn. #UTT

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

      Figs benched, damn

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  9. The3rdTurd
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    10 years, 1 month ago

    Thanks Juan, but you're still leaving my team this week.

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

    EAMSHEET: @SouthamptonFC make one change for today’s game against @NUFC as @CalumChambers95 starts. #saintsfc pic.twitter.com/t7vch2vZ5T

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

      #SaintsFC team vs @NUFC: Boruc, Chambers, Fonte, Lovren, Shaw, Cork, S. Davis, Ward-Prowse, Lallana (c), Rodriguez, Lambert.

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

        Interesting captaincy choice by Pochettino...

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  11. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    best:

    1--Dzeko + Gerard
    2--Roooney + 4.8 or under Mutch

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    1. Benteke10
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      1) till gw 36

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      1. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
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        10 years, 1 month ago

        thx. thot 2 could be good for only this gw 32 for a hit -4.

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  12. The Chosen One...
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Mata (vc). Suarez's missus expecting?

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

      Nope, dentist appointment

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

        Where's the downvote button

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  13. Essan
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    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Guess who decided NOT to transfer Mata out for Hazard this week ..... 😀

    Just had a feeling something like this would happen!

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

      Why the hell do you not have Hazard though?

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

        Hey!!! A rare lady poster...tell all your friends to join you on here!! 🙂

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

          I've been on here for months…

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

            On and off. I'm sure we've even chatted before. But I was merely 'Lucible' then.

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

      Hazard hattie incoming 😀

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

    #SaintsFC team vs @NUFC: Boruc, Chambers, Fonte, Lovren, Shaw, Cork, S. Davis, Ward-Prowse, Lallana (c), Rodriguez, Lambert.

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  15. Godfather Bandit 42
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Great. So now Bruce plays!!

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

    #NCFC team v @SwansOfficial: Ruddy; Martin, R Bennett, Bassong (c), Olsson; Snodgrass, Howson, Tettey, Hoolahan; Elmander, van Wolfswinkel.

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  17. Hect.OR 98th
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Fantastic. Was agonising over shipping Mata out all week but held off to save the transfer.

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    1. The Happy One
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      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Same here 🙂

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

    Albion subs v @CardiffCityFC: Myhill (gk), Lugano, Berahino, Thievy, Gera, O'Neil, Roofe #WBACAR

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

    Albion team v @CardiffCityFC: Foster, Reid, McAuley, Dawson, Ridgewell, Morrison, Mulumbu, Dorrans, Amalfitano, Sessegnon, Vydra #WBACAR

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    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Nice grav Demi.

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  20. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Chambers starting, that's a big tick.

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

      Clyne out so we knew he'd play.

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    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Why wouldn't he?

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

        😆 get up to date with things, young sir! :d 😉

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      2. Rupert The Horse
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        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        It's more that I couldn't believe my little 3.9 man would really start. Just happy.

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

    #NCFC subs v @SwansOfficial: Bunn (GK), Whittaker, Johnson, Hooper, Gutierrez, Becchio, Redmond.

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

    .@chelseafc XI: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Matic, Lampard, Schurrle, Hazard, Torres

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

      .@chelseasfc subs: Hilario, Kalas, Mikel, Willian, Salah, Oscar, Ba.

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    2. The Chosen One...
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      No more jammy Hazard pen points

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      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Until Lampard is subbed.

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    3. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      No Oscar!

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    4. Godfather Bandit 42
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Cahill - check
      Hazza - check.

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

      3 DMs?

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

        Might be 4-3-3ish with Lampard the most advanced in the midfield trio.

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

      Fairly expected from Ramires absence, Hazard not on pens thank feck.

      Absence of Oscar and Willian strongly suggests they're starting CL.

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

        Eto'o has to be starting too.

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        1. Wakka Wakkas
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Hes injured

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  23. FPL Notebook (John)
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Mata! 🙂

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  24. megatronaldinho
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    if ghostface ain't ripped about it, shit ain't no thing

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    1. Gaz Downright
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      wtcantfw

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  25. Tomlette Greggs
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    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    chelseafc XI: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Matic, Lampard, Schurrle, Hazard, Torres

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    1. Wakka Wakkas
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Very Strange lineup - 3 CDMs in there. Only 2 attacking Mids

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      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Stock standard 4-3-3

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        1. Wakka Wakkas
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Chelsea havent played a 4-3-3 in a while.

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      2. RabMac
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I would assume Lampard will be in an advanced position.

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

    Fair play Chucky. You got it right about Mata.

    Guess if you throw enough shit some of it will stick...

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    1. Wakka Wakkas
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Youve been a stooge all year. Hush.

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

        Who are you?

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        1. Wakka Wakkas
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          One of the many that cant stand your smug-ness.

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    2. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Arsenal to take a drubbing, i got that right as well 😉

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    3. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Wenger's motto.

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

    .@CardiffCityFC bench: Lewis; Whittingham, Jones, Cowie, Cala, Dæhli, Zaha. #WBACAR

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  28. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    PATIENCE REWARDED - I have kept both Eriksen and Mata while others have sold.

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    1. money face bandwagon
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      good for u! but really time for mata to move on 😛

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

      6451 sold Mata this morning alone

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    3. RabMac
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Not really when you consider all the points you probably lost as a result of holding on to them too long.

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  29. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Well done fellow Mata owners 🙂

    juhuu

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  30. Somalion
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Much like Leo Di Caprio, no Oscar.

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