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The Dugout Discussion – Saturday

Saturday’s events continue with a quartet of three o’clock kick-offs, culminating in a crunchy tea-time clash at Stamford Bridge.

The battle to clamour free of relegation worries dominates the day, as Caridff seek out another three points to follow their unexpected St Mary’s triumph – a mid-table Stoke City are their opponents in South Wales. Elsewhere, compatriots Swansea make the trip to an out-of-sorts Newcastle in their bid to keep themselves free of the Premier League trapdoor. Paul Lambert will look to halt Aston Villa’s alarming slide down the table with their home tie with Southampton, while Crystal Palace will seek out a fifth straight win when they pay visit to Upton Park.

The day is rounded off by Chelsea’s bid to climb to the top of the table for 24-hours at least, as they look to hammer a nail in Sunderland’s coffin. Given the Black Cats’ show at the Etihad on Wednesday, however, we should expect the unexpected.

Look to our Twitter feed for all the news from the day’s team sheets, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom remains open for those looking to partake in some real-time banter.

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

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  1. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    Well done Sunderland, going to make it more interesting now at the end of the season.

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  2. Parm
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    That's it then, see you next year folks.

    Enjoy the Gerrard wankfest.

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    1. Lazarus
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 18 days ago

      GERRARD!!!!!!!!

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    2. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 18 days ago

      at the moment i still have the same number of PL trophies as gerrard... i want to see he beat me

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    3. Licky
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 18 days ago

      Hopefully I will do, take the taste of that terrible Fergie wankfest out of my mouth. That sounds dodgy doesn't it.

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      1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 18 days ago

        That one seems to be ongoing too.

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      2. QPR expects... glory!
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 18 days ago

        You have the taste of a wankfest in your mouth? Eughhhhhh!!!!

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    4. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 18 days ago

      Gerrard deserved it. See you next year

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      1. Parm
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 18 days ago

        Why can't your lot beat Sunderland at home?

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    5. Breadbin
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 18 days ago

      Sad post, you baby.

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  3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    heres hoping sunderland go into overdrive now, need a string finish as an AJ owner

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 18 days ago

      I will join you shortly.

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  4. Mr. Greedy
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    Solid 6 points from Mannone today. Would have probably taken that pregame.

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  5. caio89
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    Wickham (C) in GW37

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  6. Sarnab
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    14 saves for Mannone.

    World Record.

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 18 days ago

      World record? Really?

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  7. rohan
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    So we will win only the Champions League this year then?

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    1. Lazarus
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 18 days ago

      You can't even beat Sunderland at home, so no.

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    2. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 18 days ago

      We?! 😆
      I thought you were a Real Madrid fan?

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    3. lifes a pitch
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 18 days ago

      after that performance, i don't think so....

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  8. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    Bardo may not get his place back?

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  9. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    Juuhuuuuuuu

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 18 days ago

      i take full credit............. i bought aguero last week, i bought cahill this week 😀

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  10. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    Completely undeserved. Sunderland are shit.

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    1. Licky
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 18 days ago

      So teams lesser than Chelsea should lay down and die in front of them?

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    2. Lazarus
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 18 days ago

      Chelsea totally inept. For a club with their resources who had the league still in their hands, it was a pathetic show.

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    3. UnderstandablyDistraught
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 18 days ago

      zzzzzzzz

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  11. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    Lol 🙂

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  12. Exxtreme
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    Mannone deserved at least 1 bonus point today, sadly with this robotic bps system, that's just a wet dream

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  13. QPR expects... glory!
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    Touch of the Alana Morissette's?

    Liverpool fan Wickham and on-loan Liverpool player Borini end Joses 77 game home win streak and Chelsea's title hopes 😀

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    1. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 18 days ago

      Beautiful 🙂

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  14. jurgenizer | TRIPEIROS
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    14 saves from Mannonne! Benched him for Adrian, obviously...

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    1. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 18 days ago

      everyone with both, did the same

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  15. emperikal
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    Mannone on the bench. Still fuming at Webbs poor PK decision earlier costing me a Marshall CS

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  16. vballer
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    why is adam johnson so shyt basket

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  17. jungle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    Mannone deserves baps!

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 18 days ago

      whoever played him over another playing keeper deserves credit

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  18. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    Roll on Tuesday night. I want to forget this one!!!!!!

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  19. No Luck
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    3 pts behind leader, played Marshall ahead of Mannone today. I could really have used those 3 pts! Fine margins now...

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  20. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    Bony // Kane // Wickham

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  21. The Sarjeant
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    16 from 5! Beat that shit!

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    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 18 days ago

      8 from 3

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  22. Henry Hill
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    Loaning out Borini to Sunderland: Brendan Rogers- Tactical Genius

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  23. boc610
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    ha ha send azpilecuetas boots a bottle of champers....they have have handed the title to liverpool

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    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 18 days ago

      He has been great this season , one mistake won't tarnish that!!!

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  24. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    not a good day for double che

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  25. r0nh
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    Hopefully that eases the pressure on Liverpool & Suarez & Gerrard can score 2 hattricks each tomorrow.

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    1. joinho
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 18 days ago

      Fingers crossed, and assisting each other for all those goals obviously

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  26. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    Bayern vs Atletico in final, Bayern to win it. Feel free to bookmark it

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  27. joinho
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    Lots of players rising and falling in price tonight

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  28. JJO
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    Chelsea-Sand 1:1
    They will upset again
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    Sorry guys,i underestimated YOU

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  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    lol at Chelsea

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 18 days ago

      for once have a +1 😉

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  30. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 18 days ago

    Didnt see the game. How did AJ play?

    Considering Lallana -> AJ cos I can't get Mata&Rooney without -8p hit.

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