Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Liverpool vs Chelsea

With an international break looming, we need to cherish this weekend’s action. Fortunately, on paper, the Gameweek looks to have plenty to offer us – beginning at Anfield for Liverpool’s clash with Chelsea.

Jose Mourinho’s side draw up on Merseyside sitting on the Premier League summit to find a faltering Liverpool outfit struggling for a foothold.

Brendan Rodgers men have just two wins in their last seven – a run that has prompted Fantasy managers to turn their backs on the men in red: even Raheem Sterling’s star has faded badly in recent weeks.

Sterling will have the opportunity to show his worth, going up against Chelsea’s cast of midfield heavyweights – Eden Hazard, Cesc Fabregas and Oscar. Meanwhile, up front, Fantasy managers will be monitoring Diego Costa’s sharpness. Once an “essential” asset, Costa’s recent injury woes have seen enthusiasm dampened – goals today would quickly reverse that.

The early kick-off is followed by a quartet of matches, before Chelsea’s title rivals, City, pay visit to Loftus Road.

Stick around to discuss the day’s action as it unfolds and keep one eye on our Twitter feed for all the lineup news.

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

1,791 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Thick Of It
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Pass it Hazard, your team mates were in acres of space

  2. Nabs Kebabs
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Willian on Ramires off

  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Ramires off
    willian on

  4. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    The way Hazard skipped passed Johnson there. Brilliant.

  5. vanishing spray
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Johnson missed Hazard by a country mile 😀

  6. Willis.
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    As if Ramires is off... Put Ramires next to Matic and move Fab up in the hole

  7. Gimli son of Gloin
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Very tempted to get in Hazard and catch those hauls.
    Definitely on the way.

    1. Lucy.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Ditto...

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      as an owner i want to sell him now
      just run around, no end product

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        😮

      2. Lucy.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        You'd be mad. He could have had three today.

    3. Darth
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      indeed

      1. Sanket
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        No its really frustrating owning Haz. He doesn't come up with points his displays show.

  8. Werkself
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    FPL aside, Sterling is enormously exciting to watch. Playing wonderful football.

    1. Banana Shaqiri - HMD, PUP
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      He runs funny though. No thanks.

  9. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    lol @ Ramires owners 😉

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      who is in your avatar? I forgot

      1. Your Mum's Athletic
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        the girl in the real hustle on bbc

        1. OPTA FPL
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          her name?

          1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Cue Rukawa getting his tissues out and googles up her name 😆

            1. OPTA FPL
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              😮

          2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            About to have some "me time" with Google are you?

            1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Great minds

              1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                True 🙂

      2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Some random in a bra

  10. Randy_Marsh
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Hazard is so frightening, Liverpool are giving him so much space

  11. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Christ I want Hazard. But is he worth losing Di Maria for? Not yet.

    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      not from today's display

    2. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Snap. Think the only way I can realistically get him is if I sell Costa

    3. Ser Football 42
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Di Maria over Hazard any day

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Hazard will score more goals imo. It's tough to weigh it up.

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

      I want some points from him...

    5. Lucy.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Think I need to find the cash to go Fab -> Haz.

      1. Would an idiot do that?
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Noooo

        1. Lucy.
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          4 YCs.

          1. Would an idiot do that?
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Think of all he's done for you!

      2. Red Devil Swede
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Maybe both.

    6. Darth
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Is Fabregas worth losing for him?

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Not if you got him at 9m

    7. Randy_Marsh
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I have both with Downing and Sanchez

    8. RyanC
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Think I'd rather have Haz. But maybe I'm a little biased because I do.

  12. Lucy.
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Listening to 5live as I'm on the way to see friends. Chris Waddle really needs to stop pronouncing Moreno as Mourinho. It's very confusing!

    1. Banana Shaqiri - HMD, PUP
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      If he stopped speaking altogether it would be fine...

    2. Rats Ass
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      At least you don't have to put up with Michael Owen and Steve 'the genius' Macmanaman.

  13. AH 🙂
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    🙂 Just out £5 on hazard next goal

    1. Red Devil Swede
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Penalty maybe!

  14. Nabs Kebabs
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Demi time approaching

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

      this

  15. The Finnisher
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Jeez imagine what an actual Hazard goal will do to this site.

    *cue penalty

    1. RyanC
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I will love it if he scores, love it.

  16. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Anywhere else on the pitch and that is a foul

  17. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Who would you rather ship to get Haz in?

    A) Sanchez
    B) AdM

    1. Pigvig
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Neither. Prefer both of them

    2. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Neither of them

    3. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I went Hazard over ADM

    4. RyanC
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      ADM of the two. But ideally all three in your team... if possible.

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Could be if I go Ivan > Jagielka instead of Ivan > Baines. Then do Fab > Haz.

    5. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks for the replies! Prefer those two as well.

  18. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    This game needs a Liverpool goal

  19. mitro
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Big Br*n to turn up later?

    1. Nice to Finally Michu
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I need that man in your grav to explode today mate

  20. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Palace team to play @ManUtd: Speroni, Mariappa, Delaney, Dann, Ward, Puncheon, Ledley, McArthur, Bolasie, Chamakh, Campbell.

  21. Willis.
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Lovren is so bad

  22. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    United XI: De Gea, Valencia, McNair, Blind, Shaw, Fellaini, Carrick, Januzaj, Rooney, Di Maria, van Persie. #mufclive

    1. @ocprodigy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Still playing 4-3-3? Interesting. How is van Persie still starting games...

      1. Give The Todd Some Love
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Falcao is injured

        1. @ocprodigy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Wilson

    2. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Urgh Januzaj again? :/

    3. Lucy.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      As expected then.

  23. Captain Shirokov
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Lovren is so bad

  24. 7shadesofsmoke
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Lovren is terrible

  25. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Aston Villa XI: Guzan, Lowton, Vlaar, Baker, Cissokho, Sanchez, Westwood, Cleverley, Weimann, N’Zogbia, Agbonlahor.
    0 replies 0 retweets 0 favorites

    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers

    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Sanchez 😎

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        😀

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          😛

    3. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      lol

  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Rodgers out plane flying over anfield

  27. Jax
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Guzan, Lowton, Vlaar, Baker, Cissokho, Sanchez, Westwood, Cleverley, Weimann, N’Zogbia, Agbonlahor

  28. Randy_Marsh
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Costa destroyed Lovren there

  29. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Confirmed #BFC starting XI: Heaton; Ward, Shackell (c), Duff, Trippier; Boyd, Jones, Marney, Arfield; Ings, Barnes #ClaretsLIVE
    0 replies 0 retweets 0 favorites

    1. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Boydinhooo

  30. Tomlette Greggs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    CPFC: Speroni, Mariappa, Delaney, Dann, Ward, Puncheon, Ledley, McArthur, Bolasie, Chamakh, Campbell.