Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Wednesday

The final two fixtures of Gameweek 34 arrive this evening. Everton and Palace both have plenty to play for at Goodison – an eighth straight win for the hosts would take them back above Arsenal in the race for fourth, whilst a victory for Palace would take Tony Pulis’ side onto the 40-point mark. City are desperate to bounce back from Sunday’s loss at Liverpool – the visit of basement-dwellers Sunderland affords them the chance to rack up a fifteenth home win in 16 attempts:

The big news from the Etihad is that David Silva has been omitted from City’s squad altogether. With Yaya Toure sidelined due to a groin injury and Edin Dzeko dropping to the bench, Sergio Aguero will carry the hopes of many into this evening’s encounter against a Black Cats side beset with injuries, suspension and illness. Over at Goodison, Romelu Lukaku – leader of last week’s Captain Poll – is looking to recover from Saturday’s unexpected blank at Sunderland.

We’ll bring you the teamsheet news from tonight’s games via our Twitter feed, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open for those looking for some real-time reactions.

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  1. The Governor
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Strange night indeed, what a terrible night for FPL!

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  2. Stephen - Robot Daniels
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Thats for resting Silva!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  3. Tim Canterbury
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    If pool beat Chelsea the title is theirs defo

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

      Chelsea win and it's theirs

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

      And if Chelsea beat Pool?

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      1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Then its Chelsea's to lose but Pool will only be a point behind.

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

      Palace away though.

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

      No shit.

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

      Only if it's mathematically over, will the title be theirs.

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

      If City don't win here doesn't it also mean the title is in Chelsea's hands too?

      I'm a bit worried it will give Chelsea more of a psychological boost.

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  4. Yome
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Pellegrini is an idiot for taking Aguero off, he was the best player on the pitch!

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

      if he's not fit, he's not fit...what can he do?

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

        He is definitely fit, Manuel is just way too cautious

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

      Huh?

      He'll always be the best player on the pitch.

      The goal for City is to ensure he's the fittest on the pitch over the final run in.

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

        If he had stayed on, I am sure he would have scored to put City safe

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      2. Towsor44
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        For what purpose though, their throwing the title away now!

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

      was he slightly injured mayb??

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

    Hello my name is Kyle & I'm a Mirallas-aholic.

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

      😆

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  6. HVT
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    City miss Silva.

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  7. Granville
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    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Opens up the league for Chelsea.

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

    Do something Nasri. I saved all that money to get u instead of Puncheon

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

      " say something I'm giving up on you "

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

      It's soooo annoying when you can afford the better players but you'd have been better off if you had shitter team value and lack of funds ...

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  9. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Puncheon proved to be a brilliant transfer

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

      Hazard to Puncheon here

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

      Yup, I am happy I didn't bench him this round

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

      Took a -4 for him, best decision I could have made!

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

    Highest ranked player to captain Puncheon:

    http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/26630/event-history/34/

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

      42 points from one player and hasnt cracked 100pts. shows how tough it is this week

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

      Same score as me at the moment.

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

    Probably my lowest DGW score, everrrrrrrrrrrrr

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  12. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Brilliant for me. Brilliant for Liverpool.

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

      Brilliant for Arsenal

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

    Puncheon is a beast!!! If only I opted for him instead of Nolan all those weeks ago...

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  14. Tim Canterbury
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Common Speroni 1 more save

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    1. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      also one more for mannone

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

    Hold on please sunderland .

    Premier League and UCL double for Chelsea , Juhuuuuuu 🙂

    Blue is the Colour 😎

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

      Out of both within 4 days, you'll not show your face 🙂

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  16. Del Griffith
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Wow, Everton losing 3 -1and City drawing. Whowudda thought it?! 😯

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

      Me. I predicted both.

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

      To be honest, city always had problems with Sunderland.

      Everton - Palace is a surprise, I expected 0:0

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      1. Texas Pete
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I'd have taken that.

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  17. Yome
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    on 89 now

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

      Edge of the seat stuff, keep us posted won't you.

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

        will do 😉

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

      Cough.

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

        http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=33119294

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    3. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      87 🙂

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

        88 - save point Speroni

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

      Nice score, much better than mine!

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  18. Pompey5
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Bought Yaya at 9.5 and Hazard at 9.0 will lose 1.3 getting rid! Bug can't have both on the bench. Have got Gerrard, Nasri and Mutch as others. Thinking Silva and Erikson. Good idea?

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

    pellegrini is the most complacent manager ever

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

    Fecken liverpool!!

    Cant believe they gonna win the league

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

    Liverpool could win the league right here!

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    1. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Chelsea have a really good chance too. And City will probably win this still.

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

        Not with Dzeko on :p

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

      No.

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  22. Tim Canterbury
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    bye bye Mancini

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    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      About time, him and that bloody scarf

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    2. Colonel Klink
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Pellegrini?

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  23. The Governor
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Hang on, Sunderland have scored, but there's still ages left.

    Why act like that's it for City? They could easily bag another. And probably will.

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    1. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      yeah City will probably score. They're really good at home.

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  24. Captain Shirokov
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    lol @ city

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  25. Phaze 1
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Wow wtf is going on?

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

      Football.

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

    Balotelli I miss you

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  27. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Crystal Palace are beating Everton, and Sunderland are holding Man City at the Etihad, and still everyone assumes the big teams will win all the 'easy' games. Wake up people! Every game a team can slip up!

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    1. Tim Canterbury
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      best
      league
      in
      the
      world

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    2. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Liverpool will probably slip up to Palace

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  28. joinho
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Why did Aguero go off?

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    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Took a knock in the first half

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    2. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      He was removed in a hurst.

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  29. Phaze 1
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Luka goal with a Baines assist please?

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

      +9

      In fact +14 with bps and Luka (C)

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  30. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Speroni heroics, what a season hes having.

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