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. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Kane won't be on pens anymore

    1. Heydudes13
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah he will.

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      he isn't anyway, townsend is

      although kane still scored so he will stay no 2

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

      He's behind Townshed

    4. MaRooney 5
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      He will, after Townsend

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

      He will. No one better atm

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

        He's missed 3 out of 5. I'm better than him atm.

    6. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      3 out of 5 missed, Eriksen will probably leapfrog him if Townsend and Soldado aren't playing.

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

        Eriksen has never taken pens for either Denmark or Ajax.

  2. MaRooney 5
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    So, Kane is ahead of Soldado on PK duties

  3. Lyonnais
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Now we know why Kane captained Agüero...

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

      haha link?

  4. Guy Demel's SH
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Can't believe I've just witnessed that. Looked a dive to me

    1. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Was a dive surely.

      But sure all the experts said Rooney didnt dive against PNE, in which case they will never call Kane's a dive because Rooney's was the most blatant ive ever seen.

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

        This.

    2. Thick Of It
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Clumsy challenge by Song

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

    A tribe called spurs

  6. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Provisional BAPs

    Rose 3
    Sakho 2
    Noble 1

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      no kane 😯

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

        missed peno never getting baps

    2. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Rose, you beauty 🙂

  7. SweeSwee
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    If Kane had scored the penalty, would he have got the assist as well?

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

      Nah, you can't assist yourself.

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

      No

    3. Bolivian Seaman
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      No, but he would've got 3 baps

    4. the Penman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Nope, can't get an assist for your own goal no matter how.

    5. Ser Football 42
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      When has anyone assisted themselves ?

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

    Ditching Eriksen this week has been good so far. Now for either Mane to score or to play 0 minutes.

    Come onnnnnnn

  9. Ninja Škrtel
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    crap just figured out he missed a penalty first and then scored.

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

      aye, but ill take an extra 2 pts thank you

  10. the Penman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    I think the rule should be that if you earned the penalty, you don't lose any points for missing it 😉

    1. Ser Football 42
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Missing a penalty should easily be minus points

      1. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Not if you knock in rebound, ISO. Who cared HOW goal is scored, as long as you score it.

        1. Ser Football 42
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          But then it becomes what if the player wins te rebound. Dribbles a few times. Shoots scores with no one else touching it. Is it a penalty miss or not ?

          1. walkman666
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Same level of judgment currently used for assists after a defenders touch. It's grey but totally manageable. Imo, you kick it, keeper saved it, you pop in rebound.....it's all the same difference. Essentially, current scoring is based on form over results. Points deducted cos goal wasn't pretty or something. I'll also admit that this is a biased Kane owner and ignorant American view, too (so, I get it).

    2. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Email FPL, spend a lot of time writing the email too.

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

        Sounds like a brilliant plan!

        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          These are they kind of ideas I have in my armoury!

    3. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Should be 2 points for winning a pen, even if the same player takes the pen. And if the pen is missed, you should still get the 2 points.

  11. Demí
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Why do refs never book players for conceding pens like that anymore?

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

      It was just clumsy. Not worth a booking imo

    2. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Yellow card? C'mon Demi now.

      1. Demí
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        I had money on Song card 🙁

        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Good shout all the same.

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

          Haha really? What price did u get for that? I bet a lot and I haven't seen that before.

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

    Come on spurs.... can't believe we stole a point

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Good fighting spirit in that side

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

      Phew 🙂 Deserved a point imo. Second Hammers goal should've been disallowed for offside. Valencia clearly attempting to head the ball and interfering the goal. Coys!

  13. icywrists23
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    only 4 points for kane thats nothing

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

      I captained him it does not feel like nothing

    2. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Yep. Non-owner here. Would have snapped your hand off pre-match for that.

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

      Technically speaking it not nothing. Its four.

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

        What if you took a hit to get him in?

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

    Kane (C) pen miss may have cost me 10 point so brutal

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

      Glass half empty we were dangerously close to ending up with a missed penalty and no points

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

        this, i was already resigned to that

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

        yes but he also missed a 1 v 1 in first half. Even though he got 4 points he basically lost me 5 points compared with Kun (C)

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

    69 with Pelle to go.

    Not bad given I had Walcott and PVA in first 11.

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

      71 all out for you then 😉

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

        Almost guaranteed. Worst signing of my season. Cant stand him.

  16. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    2-1 Liverpool - Can brace and Cork goal please

    1. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Erm...

    2. Ser Football 42
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Cork plays for Swansea now.......

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

      lol

    4. Jernau M Gurgeh
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      You mean that Cork who is now at Swansea?

    5. The class of 92
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Cork as in the swansea player?

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

      *hides*

  17. Scotch Jock
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Not paying attention - was there an assist for the first goal?

    1. Demí
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Creswell

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

      Cresswell

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

      Cresswell, Noble for West Ham.

      Punch from Adrian for Rose goal (no assist), Kane rebound (no assist)

      1. Demí
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Show off

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

          Says you with that haircut! 😉 🙂

          1. Demí
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            😆

    4. Scotch Jock
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Whoops - should have said first Spurs goal.

  18. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    My head to head rival has Sturridge and Pelle left and he is 11 points behind, am I safe?

    1. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

    2. Ser Football 42
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      I'd be a bit nervous

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

      maybe but dont think so . . . it'l basically be waht stuurridge decides to do plus pelle's appearence points

  19. eish
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    a goalless draw between pool and hampton would be great! clyne and forster owner. . . . . .spurs fan

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

      1-1, Joe Allen and Clyne OG

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

        3-3 clyne double forster bicycle kick goal

      2. A guy
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        ...& Clyne red card.

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

        1-0 Mane assist Clyne goal (I can dream right?)

  20. chrisjdgrady
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Looks like I'm gonna have to use my 2 FT on defenders this week to have 11 players. What a bummer.

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

      Same.

    2. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Same

  21. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Jeffrey Schlupp. Now there's an OOP player!

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

      Yep
      Oop in third place on my bench !

  22. A guy
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    OK, now I need a red card for Clyne.

  23. Heydudes13
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    64 all out.

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

    73p all out, cancel the rest of the games

  25. Heydudes13
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    I like that Leicester team actually.

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

    What's wrong with you lot?
    I didn't (c) Kane but very disappointed he missed
    My chance of 100 probably just went

  27. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Alexis Sanchez.

    All keeping? 😀

    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Captaining.

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Same!

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

      Ahead of EVE, qpr WHM, new.
      I think maybe no sales on him.

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

      Probably keep, always has it in him to get a big haul

  28. Ziro Becomes One
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Dafuq the highest points team is a dead one.

    http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/511661/event-history/26/

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

      That's not unusual

      1. Ziro Becomes One
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Is it? Oh. Makes sense.

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

    Who do you think will win?

    Team A: 66 all out
    vs
    Team B: 41 with Moreno. Clyne, Mane, Coutinho and Sturridge to play.

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

      A: if clyne/moreno get a CS then noone scores, if the others get returns then no CS's

    2. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      a

  30. ronmadpirlo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Kane(C) + Lloris got my half as many points as I expected. Spurs always let me down when I back them