Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Monday

The final match of Gameweek 22 gets underway at Goodison this evening as Everton prepare for the visit of Tony Pulis’ West Brom. The new Baggies boss steadied the ship with a 1-0 home win over Hull in his first league match in charge but faces a tough task to turn around his side’s woeful away form, with just two points accrued in their previous five road trips.

Saido Berahino has netted five times in two matches across all competitions since Pulis’ appointment, though, and will fancy his chances of breaching a backline that has conceded in each of the last 11 Gameweeks. The likes of Andre Wisdom and Joleon Lescott are also on Fantasy radars as we look to the “Pulis effect” to transform the West Brom defence.

For the hosts, Romelu Lukaku and Kevin Mirallas will be looking to kick on from their midweek cup displays at West Ham. Both grabbed a goal apiece in the Upton Park defeat, with the latter also supplying an assist for his compatriot, whilst at the back, Leighton Baines’ two assists in the last three suggest he could yet persuade many Fantasy owners to hold for now as the Toffees attempt to rediscover last year’s form and climb up the table.

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  1. Gideons Rolling Another One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Which player could you not see out the rest of the season with?

    1. Bolt-on
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Mirrallas

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Love the grav.

      1. Gideons Rolling Another One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        cheers

  2. Az
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Everton defenders hoovering up the bps

  3. Randy_Marsh
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Why didn't Baines take the penalty? 😆

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Mirallas got the ball and wasn't letting go.

      1. Randy_Marsh
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        The greedy pup 😆

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Mirallas ignored him.

  4. M4d_H4tt3r
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Any rises/falls tonight?

    1. Harvey Specter
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      fplstatistics .com

      1. Harvey Specter
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        co.uk * sorry

        1. M4d_H4tt3r
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Better that fantasyfootballfix?

  5. The Blackadder
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Are we thinking that Bellerin is more nailed on than Chambers or was that just because of City?

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I think Bellerin has earned his spot, but I'd be surprised to see Chambers reaigned to the bench permenently.

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

    Besic = card magnet

  7. Randy_Marsh
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    My WCT has gone up by a good million

  8. AlCapwnUK
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Nothing urgent required here? Hold my transfers in case of injury over the gameweek gap?

    Foster, Myhill
    Bertie, Clyne, Wisdom, PVA, Wasi
    Sanchez, Fab, ADM, Chadli, Boyd
    Aguero, Costa, Kane

  9. Jimbo123
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Baird leading the BPS for WBA defenders

    1. Randy_Marsh
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Shite I have him in my subs 😮

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

    Ideye for the win

  11. andy85wsm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    @philmcnulty

    Feel free to ignore the idiotic fake account with a claim from "me" that Mirallas & Naismith had to be separated at HT. Time wasters.

  12. piquiblanco
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    10 more minutes and I'm ditching Pants, leaving Foster my only keeper. I'd really like it to turn out that way.

  13. FPL Emu
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Weird transfer. Anichebe has been a brilliant defensive forward this game

  14. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Well looks like Baines captainers will have the last laugh. A clean sheet very likely, probably a couple of bonus points too.

    Compare that to Aguero or Kane.

  15. Woy of the Wovers
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Aroune Kone. Welcome to the PL.

  16. Badgevilla
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Mirallas definitely is one of the most frustrating fpl players to own. He falls into the Ben Arfa category of great potential with the ability to do the unthinkable but never gets a solid run of games over a season.

    1. AlCapwnUK
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      this.
      I wish my players were all as greedy though...Although stealing a peno from Baines is foolish

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

    Fans not happy 😳

  18. Les Bleus
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Why are the Everton fans booing Besic?

    1. Hibbopotamus
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Booing Bobby for taking him off

    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Martinez not besic

    3. FPL Emu
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Could have taken off Barry, who is also on a yellow

      1. RÏɠBY
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        yeah but that's his permanent state

    4. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Booing him being subbed

  19. gers23
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Why are everton defenders on bonus? Surely west brom defenders have been better(busier)

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Pass completion I assume.

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

    I can't see Martinez at Goodison Park next year

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I can't see him there next week ...

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

        He has to win the FA Cup first.
        Oh wait...

    2. AlCapwnUK
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      he'll be there, but he won't have anything to fall back on next season

  21. Geordienufc1
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Everton fans very unhappy now...

  22. Not Irish
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    ZOMG that's some serious booing from Everton fans

  23. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I own baines and benched foster!! How unlucky has this game been for me!!

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Not very.

  24. Zasa
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    No comment of the Baines conundrum,
    but damn it feck you Kevin
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37SrQdIqKiU

  25. Geordienufc1
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    That was the moment for the wisdom assisted goal!

  26. PGR
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I need 7 points from Foster to win my Cup tie.
    After all this drama it's going to really suck if Foster gets booked for time wasting and ends up with 6 points!

  27. Not Irish
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Ideye donkey

  28. Sif
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Benched Foster & Wisdom.
    Currently equaling the combined total of Aguero, Kane, Sanchez, Hazard & DiMaria....

    1. Vardy Gras PBFC
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Did the same, after keeping them on my WC.

      Took Eriksen, Cazorla, Ings and Ivanovic out too.

      Could have moved into top 2k.

  29. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I'll take a Baines (8pts) and Wisdom (6pts) cleansheet right now 🙂

  30. Hibbopotamus
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Positives for Everton to take from this season:

    1. Besic
    2. Literally nothing else

    1. Not Irish
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Besic has reallly come along hasn't he. Was shocking early on this season.

      1. Vardy Gras PBFC
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        His first-touch back heel, ouch.

    2. FPL Emu
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Stones national debut

      1. Boss Hogg
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        He's already got 3 or 4 caps.

      2. Hibbopotamus
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Ah, right, "2. Stones, 3. Literally nothing else" then.

    3. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Besic is a throwback to a time when players tackled.

    4. A.T
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Operation Goodison Exercise still works