Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Gameweek 1 – Saturday

With the purr from the Gylfi Sigurdsson bandwagon in our ears, Fantasy managers will now be looking to a batch of three o’clock kick-offs for similar targets. A quintet of afternoon matches await, before Arsenal host Crystal Palace at the Emirates this evening.

Interest in the top bracket looks somewhat limited, although the likes of Stoke and QPR have become unlikely sources of budget and mid-price assets, with the performances of Bojan, Jordan Mutch and Charlie Austin of particular interest. All start this afternoon and, interestingly, Austin is partnered by Loic Remy in the QPR attack, while Thomas Ince appears to be up front for visitors Hull.

Elsewhere, Romelu Lukaku is handed a starting berth at Leicester by Roberto Martinez, despite fitness concerns. Kevin Mirallas is kept on the Everton bench with budget buy Steven Naismith earning a start. Meanwhile, down at the Boleyn Ground, Spurs start with both Christian Eriksen and Erik Lamela as expected – although the likes of Eric Dier, Danny Rose and Aaron Lennon are all on the team sheet with Ben Davies, Lewis Holtby and Roberto Soldado amongst the subs.

You can look to out Twitter feed for all the lineup from today’s matches.

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

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  1. Heels_Over_Head
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    After bring without Internet for the past week, I did some hasty last minute tinkering.this morning. All of it had worked out poorly - guess I should pick my team a week in advance 😉

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    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      *being

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  2. NightMahrez
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    What happened with Naughton seeing red? cheap or correct? If Spurs can get that backline together with a LB+CB and Remy/Bony, they'll be a serious contender for top 4. Naughton, Kaboul seeing red more than it visits my GF, crazy stats..

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  3. Wouter
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    It seems like Vaz Te doesn't want to score.

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  4. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Siggy to rise tonight?

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    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Yup

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      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Nice 0.3m in three days would be sweet

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        1. LouKay
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Easy now.

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        2. LouKay
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Surely 2-3 players this GW will better that score and steal his thunder. Surely?

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      2. carltoncole
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Looking at his next 2 fixtures it's a cert.

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    2. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Ask the ladies

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    3. Bauerhaus 24
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      too early to tell, id have thought so though

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  5. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    All is good at Loftus road. Caulker & Chester, good boys.

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Chester Hutton and PvA all in tact at the moment. Come on budget defence...

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      1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Boyan about to punish Hutton, sorry mate 🙁

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    2. Abusement Park
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      dam, I benched Chester but started Caulker

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  6. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Ignoble.

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  7. Prime
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    3rd time McGeady gets to shoot

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  8. Mindless Freak
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Link to Marks team? '

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    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      I answered you last time...

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  9. Texas Pete
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Snoddy crocked. It just became really, really easy.

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  10. Arse Craic
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Agbonlahor just missed an open goal... the miss was nearly as ugly as his face.

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    1. Goodfella
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Impossibly ugly.

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    2. Gaz Downright
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      poor form

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  11. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Who got the assist for Everton?

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    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Distin

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    2. Henry Hill
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Distin

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    3. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Distin

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    4. Podge
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Distin

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      1. super zlatan
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers

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  12. Paz12
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Why is Davies not playing? In my TFF team with no subs. Naughton suspension mean he will come into the fold?

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Rose was and is a better player.

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  13. Tadic is the new Eriksen
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    how's pieters doing?

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    1. Towsor44
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Keeping a cleanie at moment, anything else is a bonus for a defender

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  14. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Hoping Huth doesn't make a 1-point cameo 😕

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    1. Hazard for Ballon D'or
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Hoping atsu doesn't. Get 13 points if he stays off.

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  15. getfunky
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    just checked my dads team, he has naughton AND noble haha

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  16. Mr_Partridge
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Come on Bojan get something

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    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      All he gets is a cup of tea during half time

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      1. Mr_Partridge
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        This isn't the 1940s

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  17. Sleeptrumper
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    I'm new so don't shoot me down but how do you pick subs?

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    1. Towsor44
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      In FPL? You don't, once they are your bench they stay there, unless 1 of your first 11 doesn't play, in which case, your first sub will come on. Unless you only have 3 defenders in your starting 11 and one doen't play. If your first sub is a mid or fwd, your 2nd sub (defender) will come on

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    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      They are the 4 players not in the starting lineup. You cant bring them in after the Saturday 11:30 deadline. It is automatic if a player doesnt play.

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    3. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Subs are the guys you leave on the bench at the start of the week.

      Only way you will get their points is if a n outfield player plays 0 minutes of his match (and once the sub coming on doesn't elicit an illegal formation)

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    4. LouKay
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      You can rearrange the order of your subs tho. Just drag them across the bench.

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  18. Prime
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Hammond on for Drinkwater.
    That's not looking good for Leicester

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  19. Acquafresca
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    This Cresswell guy looks class.

    How much is he?

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    1. amol
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      5.5

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    2. Prime
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      5.5, they derailed the bandwagon before it even started

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    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      5.5!

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    4. The Machine
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      5.5

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    5. Billy Gilmore
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      5.5

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      1. Acquafresca
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Wow. 1.0 too expensive for my liking.

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  20. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    How's Diouf looking for Stoke?

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    1. Noisy Neighbour
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Can't get any service. Stoke playing too deep. Hopefully they will get more aggressive in the 2nd half.

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  21. amol
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    How many points is everyone else on?

    I'm on 18 for now

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      27

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    2. Wouter
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      29. A bit disappointing. Shame Foster has conceded already as well.

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      1. amol
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        How?

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  22. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Looks like McShane could be coming on for Snodgrass

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    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Sorry, it's Quinn

      Both ginger

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      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        And he's on

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  23. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Watchlists Wilson

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  24. The Machine
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Convinced giroud won't start. Hopefully he comes on later to keep siggy on those benches

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  25. Mull
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    http://tinyurl.com/n9m65bu
    😀

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      He really doesn't have that look about him...

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    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      😆

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  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    snodgrass off

    quinn on

    injury

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    1. Towsor44
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Snoddy is the Hull equivalent of Aguero (in terms of injuries)

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  27. Henry Hill
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Naughton red card harsh I heard, those watching think there is any chance he could win appeal? Regret buying him now

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  28. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    How is Boyan playing ?

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    1. Giroud U Kidding
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Looks lively

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  29. Long Juan Silva
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    I need Bavies to come on to keep Siggy on my rivals bench

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  30. Large Hardon Colluder
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    need solace. Please tell me any normal person would have benched siggy away at man u vs fletcher away to an awful west brom?????

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