The Dugout Discussion – Tottenham vs Fulham

Gameweek 35 is upon us, with an early kick-off at White Hart Lane easing us into five further Saturday Premier League clashes.

Fulham pay visit to north London desperate for points but having won back-to-back matches for only the second time this season. Tim Sherwood’s men will provide a stern test, fresh from clawing back a three-goal deficit at the Hawthorns, as they continue an unlikely quest for Champions League qualification.

With two shaky defences on show, goals look guaranteed and our Fantasy interest is firmly focused on Tottenham’s attacking assets. Christian Eriksen is the undoubted star-turn, having registered four goals and three assists in his last four league starts: only Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard has earned more investment than the Dane from Fantasy Premier League managers this week.

Look to our Twitter feed for all the teamsheet news, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open to soak up your real-time reaction to this and today’s other matches.

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FishFingers
10 years, 14 days ago
45mins for Adebayor to pay off, I'm worried.
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1. Rupert The Horse
  10 years, 14 days ago
  Got him for a hit as a fun punt.
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  1. FishFingers
    10 years, 14 days ago
    Same here, kind of thinking my punt was not the right choice lol
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2. Bubz
  10 years, 14 days ago
  I'm extremely worried
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Chu Young Ping Pong
10 years, 14 days ago
Sandro Raniere ‏@sandroraniere 3h

Good morning Guys, just to let you know that i'm not injured ! Hope that we can win the game today.

lol
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1. Bøwstring The Carp
  10 years, 14 days ago
  Sherwood: "Yea about that...."
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Bøwstring The Carp
10 years, 14 days ago
So what does everyone think is happening with City?

Pressure? Poor manager? Poor individual performances?
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1. Evs
  10 years, 14 days ago
  Their arse has gone.
  
  And they obviously have missed Aguero for a period of time.
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2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
  10 years, 14 days ago
  arrogance, complacency
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  1. Jimbo123
    10 years, 14 days ago
    Nonsense
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3. Kylos
  10 years, 14 days ago
  Bottled it when it mattered.
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4. Wilshere Knowledge
  10 years, 14 days ago
  Lack of creativity without Silva and Yaya, Kompany playing badly, Nasri not doing enough in big games.
  Only poor managerial performance is playing Javi Garcia.
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  1. Kylos
    10 years, 14 days ago
    The one man liability that is Demichelis.
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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      10 years, 14 days ago
      He's been doing better in the second half of the season.
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5. Rupert The Horse
  10 years, 14 days ago
  Yaya...
  They are poor when goes to African Cup.
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  1. Kylos
    10 years, 14 days ago
    no ACOP this year.
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    1. Kylos
      10 years, 14 days ago
      ACON*
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      1. Rupert The Horse
        10 years, 14 days ago
        Sure, but they are with out him now, and are doing poorly, I guess I wasn't clear.
        Whenever they are without him they look at a loss for ideas in midfield, all the power and drive goes.
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Amateur Pundit Zan
10 years, 14 days ago
Just read the preamble at half time. Mark sounds like someone married for several years who has just found a new mistress. Will she still seem so hot in a couple of years?
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1. Evs
  10 years, 14 days ago
  A 'new mistress' ?!
  
  Are you suggesting Mark has had several previously 😉 ?
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  1. Amateur Pundit Zan
    10 years, 14 days ago
    I know facial hair is a real draw card with the ladies so it is possible 😉
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    1. Evs
      10 years, 14 days ago
      Ding dong 😎
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  2. Billy Gilmore
    10 years, 14 days ago
    He did mention "both" seasons of UFPL, so perhaps there is something to this 😉
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2. Billy Gilmore
  10 years, 14 days ago
  She'll keep taking your money too.
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3. 1966 was a great year for E…
  10 years, 14 days ago
  The beauty of a mistress is that you can change her pretty easily.
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  1. Evs
    10 years, 14 days ago
    Like a second hand Astra 😉
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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      10 years, 14 days ago
      One careful owner, full service history, few too many miles on the clock 🙂
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GoonerByron
10 years, 14 days ago
This is why I love Ultimate FPL and think it'll be my main game next year.. Can take punts on things like Sidwell (c) without it ruining your team because of second/third chance captains and then smile when it looks like it'll pay off! 🙂
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1. Namtab Nomolos
  10 years, 14 days ago
  Or Kane... 😉
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2. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
  10 years, 14 days ago
  It does take away from punts though.
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Spud1
10 years, 14 days ago
Anyone know the % of people still playing ?? I ask cause RVP still has a high ownership..strange.
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1. JWF
  10 years, 14 days ago
  Based on the number of wildcards played in Jan there were 985k 'active' players.
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  1. Fitzy.
    10 years, 14 days ago
    There would have been others that didn't use the WC though.
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    1. JWF
      10 years, 14 days ago
      Yeah but if you didn't use your winter wildcard then you're not really an active player that any of us should be worried about (there would also have been people who played two wildcards in Jan to balance it).
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  2. Jimmers
    10 years, 14 days ago
    I know some players who didn't realise there was a 'transfer window' WC!
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    1. JWF
      10 years, 14 days ago
      See above. I don't consider these the kind of players that I want to measure myself against!! I'm working on the basis that there are just below 1m players
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      1. Fitzy.
        10 years, 14 days ago
        Or had a decent team that didn't need major surgery?
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        JWF
        10 years, 14 days ago
        Yeah maybe. It's a rough guide only. These are the Jan WCs played:
        
        GW21: 282,802; GW22: 240,218; GW23: 254,234; GW24: 207,085; Total: 984,339
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2. Jimmers
  10 years, 14 days ago
  Well transfers made this GW was 1.8m so assuming some people made two transfers maybe 1m to 1.5 m still active?
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Arvin-ation
10 years, 14 days ago
Did Doosra get Sidwell in? 😯
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FishFingers
10 years, 14 days ago
Farrrrk where is the Adebayor goal! :*(
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Gaz Downright
10 years, 14 days ago
Kanealdo
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rdpx
10 years, 14 days ago
Harry Kane is becoming hard to ignore

😉
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1. SmoothRossi
  10 years, 14 days ago
  Get him on the plane...
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  1. rdpx
    10 years, 14 days ago
    Has to be better than Defoe.
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  2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    10 years, 14 days ago
    To go sign for a decent team?
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Rupert The Horse
10 years, 14 days ago
Someone on here punted on Kane yesterday.
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ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
10 years, 14 days ago
Hope you all took my advice on Kane. 3 from 3, 4.4m.

I didn't:(
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1. Optimus.
  10 years, 14 days ago
  Is that you JK? 🙂
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2. Gaz Downright
  10 years, 14 days ago
  advice you didn't follow yourself? hah
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  1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    10 years, 14 days ago
    I said he'd do well but got persuaded against getting him...
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Somalion
10 years, 14 days ago
3 in 3? Will he gave the bench when Soldado is back though?
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1. Beavis
  10 years, 14 days ago
  Soldado is back, on the bench.
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  1. Somalion
    10 years, 14 days ago
    Oh that is strange.
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    1. Jimbo123
      10 years, 14 days ago
      No it's not. He's gash.
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2. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
  10 years, 14 days ago
  He is back, interestingly
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  1. Somalion
    10 years, 14 days ago
    Very interesting.
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Wilshere Knowledge
10 years, 14 days ago
Lennon assist
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Spud1
10 years, 14 days ago
Kane was mentioned as diff this morning too!
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1. Jafooli
  10 years, 14 days ago
  Yeah and I slatted it 😀
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Dušan Citizen
10 years, 14 days ago
9 DGW players enough for dgw 37? :v
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1. Kylos
  10 years, 14 days ago
  no
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2. Rupert The Horse
  10 years, 14 days ago
  Far too many I would say.
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  1. Les Bleus
    10 years, 14 days ago
    One GW before the end of the season? I hardly think so. Especially when it involves the Manchester clubs
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    1. Rupert The Horse
      10 years, 14 days ago
      But you can often get disappointed and go for players you never would just because they have a double. I will have 6, all those will be from the Manchester clubs. But the other DGW teams are poor. Technically I have 7, but Mannone playing twice means nothing.
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3. The ginger cafu
  10 years, 14 days ago
  Means you probably have quite a few rubbish players for GW38
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Waynoo
10 years, 14 days ago
kane
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Bøwstring The Carp
10 years, 14 days ago
Told my Da to put Kane in just before the deadline.

Wouldn't listen.

Chose Crouch instead.....
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Chu Young Ping Pong
10 years, 14 days ago
what a header
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stephenl15
10 years, 14 days ago
Was SO close to getting Kane for Dzeko
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Gaz Downright
10 years, 14 days ago
#kaneontheplane #brazil2014
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1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
  10 years, 14 days ago
  Kanes on a plane.
  
  Already see the headlines!
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  1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    10 years, 14 days ago
    Something something undertaker something Kane
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Granville
10 years, 14 days ago
If anyone asks, no I didn't.
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1. Optimus.
  10 years, 14 days ago
  That saves me a post 🙂
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  1. Billy Gilmore
    10 years, 14 days ago
    Ironically not.
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    1. Optimus.
      10 years, 14 days ago
      Indeed 😛
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2. UnderstandablyDistraught
  10 years, 14 days ago
  Some dude in an old style hat and coat was asking around lately
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3. applebonkers
  10 years, 14 days ago
  did you put on any underwear today
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4. JWF
  10 years, 14 days ago
  Lol. But you know you should've 😉
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Jafooli
10 years, 14 days ago
Hangeland normally scores those.....
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SMOOTH
10 years, 14 days ago
im in the messed up situation of having to do coleman to jones and lukaku to rooney tonight before rooney rises (otherwise wont be able to afford it)

do you guys think i should .. or wait and find the cash from downgrading speroni to harper later in the week - then bring in jones next week.

problem is i have silva and may need a transfer to take him out at some point so dont want to waste one on a goalkeeper change
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ILOVEBAPS
10 years, 14 days ago
Lukaku Lallana Coleman Silva > Mata Rooney Evra Ramsey -12

Yes?
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1. Jafooli
  10 years, 14 days ago
  Why not....time to enjoy the end of season atmosphere.
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  1. ILOVEBAPS
    10 years, 14 days ago
    Thats the spirit!! What could possibly go wrong?
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2. McEwan
  10 years, 14 days ago
  Yes
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3. Obi Wan Elokobi
  10 years, 14 days ago
  Yep who cares anymore
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jaco
10 years, 14 days ago
Thinking of this team for the last 3 weeks

Mannone
Kos Cahill Jones Zabaleta
Mata Gerrard eriksen Nasri
Rooney Suarez Aguero

Bench one of the def each week, others are non starters?
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1. SMOOTH
  10 years, 14 days ago
  cahil kos jones
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Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
10 years, 14 days ago
Right. Lukaku to Kane.
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applebonkers
10 years, 14 days ago
doffs cap to kane buyers. more maverick than maverickety so far
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Bubz
10 years, 14 days ago
I don't think this 4-4-2 thing is good for Adebeyor's returns. He keeps coming deep to get the ball in useless areas.
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1. Gaz Downright
  10 years, 14 days ago
  yeah, to be fair someone has to take responsibility when the team's been set up like *goat bleats*
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Jafooli
10 years, 14 days ago
Right Eriksen, need a goal to get up the baps table.
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