Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Tottenham vs West Ham

Tottenham entertain fierce rivals West Ham in Sunday’s midday kick off, offering Fantasy managers an opportunity to scout potential candidates for the Lilywhites’ upcoming double Gameweek 28.

Harry Kane – who’s only failed to score in two of his last 10 starts for Spurs – remains the most popular forward in the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) and ranked fourth in our Captain Poll this week. Meanwhile, only Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez (12) has scored more goals from midfield than Christian Eriksen’s nine thus far – the Dane drops to the bench today, however. Moussa Dembele is also on one or two radars as a possible budget midfield prospect after serving up a goal and two assists in the last three Gameweeks.

Sam Allardyce’s men will go in search of their first league win away from Upton Park since Gameweek 14, as defensive duo Winston Reid and James Collins return from injury. In the wake of Andy Caroll’s season-ending surgery, Diafro Sakho (one goal in last seven appearances) and Enner Valencia (without a goal in 13 outings) shoulder most of the goalscoring burden, and will be encouraged by the fact that Tottenham have managed just two shut-outs in the last 10 Gameweeks. Meanwhile, Stewart Downing’s ownership will want more from the 30-year-old midfielder: he’s tallied just one goal and a single assist in his last eight outings.

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  1. davies
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    C'mon Kane!

  2. FPL Mike the Knight
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    First?

    1. davies
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Don't kid yourself. 😉

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Nope!
      Any other plans for today?

  3. Gnu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Jesuuuus, Didn't realise it was a 12pm kick off. Missed UFPL transfer deadline, grrrr.

    1. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Only just got my Sky teams sorted. I hope.

  4. In Like Flynn.
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Sky captains quick!!!

  5. Jonny Sutt
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Toon fans, whats going on with Ameobi? was he on the bench yesterday?

    1. CABAYE4
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah I think he was on the bench.

      Carver's trying to force Perez and Cisse into the same team by playing Perez wide. I'd guess Ameobi might come back in after yesterday.

      1. Jonny Sutt
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        cheers mate!

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

    C'mooooooooooooon

  7. Jonny Sutt
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Sanchez captain next week?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Aguero

      1. Jonny Sutt
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        away against pool, at home to everton seems more tempting!

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

          Sanchez doing nothing lately though. And City are flying.

    2. Chris.R
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Depends if you're chasing in your ML, Sanchez seems out of form but could bring in a big haul at any time
      Got my armband lined up for Aguero

    3. The Nuttman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Aguero or Moses for me.

  8. Kurtinho
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Fancy a West Ham upset here. 2-1 to the hammers.

    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      no chance.

      1. Cymro
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        lol

  9. Just A Wooden Spoon
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Kane(c), buckle up, let's do this 😎

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Let's smash it out the park!!

  10. Richd
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Kane captain here. ML leader is only one ahead and Eriksen benched. this is the moment !!!!!

  11. Darth
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    How come Eriksen is benched?

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      He couldn't sleep

      1. Darth
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Haha .........

    2. Jax
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      c'est la vie

  12. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Wisdom and PvA owner here.

    Plan to ship wisdom and pray PvA starts.

    Anyone else doing the same?

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      I know it may not help, but offloaded wisdom last week and Gonna keep PVA as first sub for this week as can squeak 11. Albeit with two burnley

      1. super zlatan
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        What would you do in my position?

        I have 2 FT however I want to roll one for the dgw.

        If PvA plays I would field 11 players next week.

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

      Yea 🙂

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

      Yes, getting Toby if fit

  13. Mull
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    I find it quite funny that Chelsea fans think there is some campaign against them. They've had more than their fair share of decisions going their way this season.

    1. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Mourinho has convinced them of this rubbish by not doing interviews and claiming they're a little horse

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      I don't get this with Mourinho calling Barnes challenge 'a career ending tackle'! We all have eyes and a brain, watch it and there's not even a foul.

    3. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      There is a campaign against them it is called Kick it Out 😉

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          😆

  14. Bootsy: Snoddy's Reven…
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Eriksen rotated during DGW?

    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      how are we supposed to know mate

      1. Bootsy: Snoddy's Reven…
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        This place is full of know-it-alls....

        1. Tony Warner Fan Club
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          No, it's not.

    2. Tony Warner Fan Club
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Sure, why not. Let's say yes.

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        You're probably definetly right there.

  15. Shane Ferguson 4.0
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Do you really want Eriksen for double gw? I have Hazard, Silva, Sanchez and Ozil in midlefield... so need to sell one of them but who???

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Ozil

      1. Shane Ferguson 4.0
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        But he playing against QPR...

    2. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Demblele? Easier to get in.

      1. Shane Ferguson 4.0
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        But problem is who to sell??? Or if I buy Dembele as 5th mid, then who to bench?

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

        What's Dembele done recently?

    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Sanchez is the one I will drop if he doesn't light up against Everton, been on a run of blanks.

      1. Shane Ferguson 4.0
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Arsenal playing against QPR like I said...

    4. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Fortunately or Unfortunately I have Walcott

      1. Shane Ferguson 4.0
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Fortunately 🙂

      2. Konig Luther
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        same... and ADM so its easy to swap

      3. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Aye, he certainly makes for an easy transfer to Eriksen.

  16. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Kane 10k stats: 96.1% ownership, 8.7% captaincy.

    So if you haven't captained, him scoring will hurt in the rankings but only slightly. If you're one of the 3.9%, hide 😉

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      96.1 😯

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Why is that so suprising? People in the 10K are obviously people who keep abreast of things and he is dirt cheap and on a hell of a streak. Anyone without him in the top 10K just has a lucky combination of players making up for the lack of Kane.

        1. Mílanista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Or they were a lot higher in the top 10k a few weeks ago than they are now.

    2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      96.1% of the game are about to be hit by Hurricane Harry 😉

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Or whatever % don't have him captain . So lazy

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Brilliant 🙂

  17. 50 Shades Oshea
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    is this a knee jerk, getting rid of costa after 1 week. anyone keeping hold of him despite the blank?

    1. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Who has him still?

      Banned banned banned game Blank

      Who kept him ahead of that?

      1. Konig Luther
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        most transfered in player for gw26

      2. 50 Shades Oshea
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        i had him as one week punt... had transfers to spare at the time

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      No
      Sensible imo
      If he gets booked in the final he is also one more away from a 2 game ban

    3. The Nuttman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Yes it is a knee Jerk, you knew it was going to happen.

      I didn't buy him, but if I had I'd keep, which is why I didn't get him.

      1. 50 Shades Oshea
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        ye true, thats why i think i should hold, but with vlaar off and pva out now i cant field 11 players, so tempted to get rid...

  18. tetters
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    What's a boy to do with Walcott?

    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Hope is alive

    2. The Nuttman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Ditch.

    3. Bellerinmondo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Wondering the same. Think I'm gonna keep as if he starts is super differential - was around 1 percent owned last time I looked- need to get a better 5th mid tho

  19. Super Silva Haze
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    nasri a good option now that city got there full team back or is he a rotation risk ?

    1. 50 Shades Oshea
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      rotation risk for me

    2. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      I think he is a nice differential.

      1. Super Silva Haze
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        would u rather have nasri or sterling ?

        1. super zlatan
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Sterling

  20. joinho
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Best defender for 6m for next 6gw's?

    1. 50 Shades Oshea
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      toby or kos for me.

      1. olympicshark
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Do you think Alderweireld will start GW 27?

        1. 50 Shades Oshea
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          ye i think so

          1. olympicshark
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Okay, thanks. Think i'll bring him in for Wisdom

            1. 50 Shades Oshea
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              no worries

        2. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Yep.

  21. 50 Shades Oshea
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    lads after bringing costa i need to make a decision first to three.

    A) keep costa and save for double

    B) costa and baird out for cisse and toby- then bring bring austin for cisse next week.

    C) costa and vlaar out for sturridge and haidara.

    d) bring another forward like benteke/giroud in for costa

    thanks

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      D

  22. Nickofoz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Kane post unlucky

  23. TheCurseOfRaheem
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Owning Benteke is making me very depressed.

  24. leo_messi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Kane hit the post,great pass from Rose btw....

  25. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    As a Kane captainer and a Rose owner that was very annoying..

  26. Red-United
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Eriksen on the bench 🙁

    Hopefully he gets some gametime today.

    1. The Nuttman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      He will, not much but he will. He is also still a fine option for the DGW.

      1. Red-United
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        He normally scores late goals anyway doesn't he? 😉

        1. The Nuttman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          That he does 🙂

  27. CFC1990
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Who would you get rid of first; PVA or Bellerin?

    Thanks

  28. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Kane post

  29. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    My defence is fooooked worth doing a few hits or stick?

    Wisdom - dropped
    Pva - dropped/rested?
    Azpillacuta - no game/ rotation risk
    Bellirin - injured/ rotation risk
    Naughton - plays but no returns

    Help

    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Take a hit and ship wisdom and Bellerin

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

      Azpi and Naughton are OK for now. Bellerin might be back for next GW so I'm keeping for now. PVA might get his spot back next week but it's unlikely after a CS against WBA. Getting rid of Wisdom should be your first priority imo.

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

      Just move Wisdom out, think Bellerin will play next week.

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

    Need West Ham goal (s) to get Ericson off bench