Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

The Gameweek rolls on with a pair of Sunday afternoon Premier League encounters at the KC Stadium and Selhurst Park.

We start in South London, where Liverpool return to the scene of the crime – the venue where last season’s title hopes were slain after the Merseysider’s conceded a three-goal lead to Crystal Palace.

They arrive to take on the Eagles in a far different situation, struggling for form and without a strike force seemingly fit to lace the boots of either Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge. The latter misses out once again for Brendan Rodgers’ side along with Mario Balotelli who is absent today with a groin problem. Rickie Lambert starts in the Liverpool attack, then, whilst in midfield Rodgers is without the industry of Jordan Henderson through illness. Joe Allen and Adam Lallana are drafted in as Emre Can drops to the bench.

Crystal Palace also make changes as Mile Jedinak returns from his suspension to displace the injured James McArthur in midfield. He drops to the bench along with Wilfried Zaha as Jason Puncheon earns a recall to the flank. Dwight Gayle also earns a start as Frazier Campbell surrenders his starting berth.

Later today, we focus on Tottenham’s attempts to win three points on Humberside as Mauricio Pochettino’s outfit take on Hull City in their own backyard. Fantasy managers will be looking to Harry Kane to take his opportunity up front and add to the growing arsenal of budget strikers available, whilst also hoping that claims of a Nacer Chadli knee injury prove off the mark.

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

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  1. Guigui
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Any exit strategies for Sterling & Welbeck ?

    Got
    Forster /Krul
    Taylor Fonte Chester Clyne Naughton
    Di maria, Oscar, Hazard, Siggy, Sterling
    Naismith Welbeck, Cost

  2. Fantasy Gold
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Worst. Gameweek. Ever.

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      i hear you bother

    2. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      29 with 3 to go.....sigh.

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        28 (-4) with 3 to go

        1. Sess!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Feel your pain. No chadli is a killer. Was banking on him being the saviour.

          1. Fantasy Gold
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            It just makes things so much more depressing when you are expected to have 2 players playing on Sunday and you end up with 0 at the last minute.

            I'm not gonna watch the game. Makes me too angry

        2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          20 3 to go 🙁

      2. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        25 with 4 to go - big boat

  3. nibby
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Who's going 2 score more points in next 2 GW's?

    A) Rooney

    B) Bony

    C) Costa

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

      Pelle

  4. Deece
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Good to go into Xmas?

    Guzan McCarthy
    Baines Yun Dummett Duff Wisdom
    Fab Haz Sanchez Siggy Boyd
    Aguero Costa Austin

    0 in bank. Haz -> ADM for 'coverage' ?

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

      Think many are considering the opposite switch mate.

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

        Yeah I think will stick with, thanks. Not sure if chelsea score enough to justify triple attack but will keep for now.

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

      Wow your defense 🙂

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

        I know haha, always been a fan of cheap defence. Baines will play every week and the other 4 are reasonably nailed and rotate well. I can't think of a defender I would rather have though other than the obvious Chelsea. No one else is reliable enough so may as well load up in attack.

      2. ralfb
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        I have almost same, but chambers instead of baines and krul.

  5. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Will Eriksen play in the hole??

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

      Nah think he's on the pitch today

    2. Crouch Potato!
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      He should be put in a feckin hole!

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Oooh harsh

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

      think it’s 4-4-2 (no hole)

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

    A. Downing and Costa
    B. Sanchez and Sakho

    thanks.

  7. Fantasy Gold
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Has Poch said anything about the extent of Chadli's injury?

    1. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Might be in the post game presser.

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Wtf

      1. Back to Back Ballacks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        🙂

    2. Chambo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      😆

  8. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Graphic content warning...

    We've lost all water supply in our town this afternoon and now I need a poo...WTF...!!...Where's my spade...!!

    1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      An old school like you should have no problem 😉

    2. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Man that's disgusting. Nobody needed to read that..

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        I'm only joking...Bloody nuisance though having no water...

        1. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Sorry I'm ill and reading that made me feel nauseated. Yeah I can imagine, hope you get your water back on asap 🙂

  9. Ole Gunnar Kush
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone else not able to get into the fantasy premier league site??

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

      I've just logged in

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

      works for me

      1. Ole Gunnar Kush
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers. Still not working for me 🙁

  10. Fchildress
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Well, here's hoping this is my lowest GW this season (and any future season for that matter).

    Trying to figure out how to max Chelsea returns for this excellent run of fixtures. Already have Costa.

    Looking at:

    A) Hazard and any 1 of Cahill, Terry, Azp
    B) Fab and any 1 of the same 3
    C) Oscar and Ivan

    Leaning towards Hazard atm with only .4 difference in he and Fab and he certainly has the explosion factor in any one gw the other 2 do not have, but having a really hard time separating Cahill, Terry, and Azp.

    Thoughts?

    1. Mr Imp
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I would go for Hazard and Azpi

  11. coran2123
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Chadli injury just about sums up my GW

  12. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    What's the matter with Rose?

  13. Jay_
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Last week I did AdM Tadic Berahino > Downing Chadli Costa
      Captained Costa but with the other 2 not playing it depends on Tadic whether i break even or not
      Absolute nightmare week bringing in 2 injured players as part of a 8 hit
      Was gonna say roll on next week but i'm dreading that with Baines Downing Chadli doubts and Bego and Welbeck my ones that need to go 🙁

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

      @Demi - BTTS and over 2.5 goals 23/20 - 100 quid and a small punt on Kane to score anytime and Hull to win 18/1 - 10 on that

    • ralfb
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      So glad i played my 5th midfielder jedinak this week. Season keeper

    • Cousin Greg
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      One minute silence for those who bring Chadli in for a hit.

      1. Top 210 Club
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Haha, classic

      2. ralfb
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Lol

    • The Machine
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      The difference between an awful and a good gameweek this week is around 20 poinuts MAX.

      I don't know why everyone is complaining so much. Would rather score 30 points this week than all the 60s and 50s people seem to enjoy in a week where the average is bet ween those scores

      1. tm245
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Very true. Was also a good week for Aguero to fail as a captain when Costa only got six.

      2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        damage limitation week

      3. Walsh
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Aye. Small margins this GW so far...not too much opportunity to have significant moves either way in the standings most likely. The injuries that some people have on their team's is another ball of wax though. That could be the real root of problems more so than this gameweeks scores.

        1. The Machine
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Good point. Yeah think the injuries could be the issue

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

            People focusing on the immediate sadness / rage of their poor scores but the real thing pulling at their heartstrings are all the yellow flags and 9/10 men squads.

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

        We will talk after the brace from Eriksen.

      5. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Agreed. I'm just glad Aguero didn't do anything. I'm enjoying my 30 pts so far and will be looking at 40 in total.

      6. money face bandwagon
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        2m gw rank and only drop by 200+ positions show that its hard for everyone

    • U-jin King™
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      damn it chadli! 9 man gameweek
      worst ever!

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        10 man GW for me

    • Top 210 Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Choose one:
      A) pelle + duff > Austin + baines
      B) pelle + tadic > Austin + ADM

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

        B unless Duff is out

      2. Mr Imp
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        A for me, but wait for news on Baines injury first

      3. Top 210 Club
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Thx guys

    • Ten Season Wonder
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Any other Spurs fans worried today?

    • Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      no chadli is gutting tho

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Yep. I was looking forward to the games on Sunday as I thought Moreno and Chadli would play. I'm not bothering now.

        FU Rodgers

    • Shifty
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      The state City are in right now - everyone still planning on losing Pelle this week?

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

        I'm keeping for the City game as long as he doesn't get a card tomorrow.

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

      Next year's our year

      YNWA

      1. mr messi
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        YAWN

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

        YMCA

    • vballer
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      what the flying f where the fking f did u go chadli

    • mr messi
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Is getting Bony in a good move?

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        No. Terrible.

    • Gr3g
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      All of you that have used your WC and offloaded your Saints players a week too early will be punish tomorrow!

      1. Top 210 Club
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        +1000

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

      Anyone else hoping for that rare occurance where a Hull City defender gets injured before 30 minutes, Chester comes on and gets the cleanie, not asking for much

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        I was hoping the same happened to one of Liverpool's defenders today. Sadly no luck ever comes my way

      2. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        NO

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

          😆

    • TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Hull vs Spurs prediction? 🙂

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

        2-3

      2. Top 210 Club
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        2-1

    • Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Ah well, no Chadli - Lamela Captain in UFPL , small mercies