Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Tuesday

Gameweek 31 comes to its conclusion this evening as two of the bottom four go head-to-head in a proverbial six-pointer at Villa Park. Both sides go into this one hampered by a number of injuries, with the hosts looking to bounce back from their weekend loss at United and clinch a vital victory that would take them six points clear of the drop zone.

Christian Benteke is the man in form for Tim Sherwood’s side after taking his tally to four goals in as many matches with a consolation at Old Trafford. Strike partner Gabby Agbonlahor has notched three times over the same period and will always be confident of breaching a backline with a single shut-out in their last 12 matches.

QPR, meanwhile, roll up to the midlands on the back of a stunning 4-1 win over West Brom at the weekend. A victory tonight would see Chris Ramsey’s men overtake Villa and plunge Sherwood’s side into the bottom three, with Charlie Austin and co. full of confidence after their Hawthorns demolition.

Having scored both goals in a 2-0 triumph over the midlands side earlier in the season, Austin will be confident of adding to the 15-point haul accrued against the Baggies. The likes of Matty Phillips and Bobby Zamora also picked up the points on Saturday and have proven decent cut-price options for the double ahead of tonight’s encounter against a defence that have kept out their opponents once in their last 11 league matches.

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  1. Jimbo123
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Gotta be ruthless in FPL, sooooooo Austin---------> Remy ??? 🙂

    1. The Raging Bull
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      indeed!

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

      Think so.. Imagine Hazard and Chelsea vs this QPR defense. Could get ugly.

  2. banskt
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What a match!

    Key point is Benteke outscoring Austin by 3 points.

    What would be the average in top 10k? Close to 100? Or, more like 75?

    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      About 65

    2. meerlight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      66

  3. The Raging Bull
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Thank you Mr Austin for a wonderful gameweek. Have a pint on me son!

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Touché 🙂

  4. Mull
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    8 months of solid gameweeks for nothing. It's so frustrating.

    1. FPL Maldini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      knocked out of cup?

    2. Sunny 😎
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Just a game..

      1. Mull
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I know it is but I put a lot of time into getting it right and it all goes wrong because of one freak result.

    3. meerlight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      no austin/benteke no party.

    4. Guidinho
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I too nearly lost a great lead in ML if it wasn't for Phillips heroics.

    5. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      you need a box of tissue and hug perhaps

  5. Matsy123
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Which Leicester striker is most nailed on?

    1. The Raging Bull
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Vardy and in form too!

    2. Jimbo123
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      No such thing unfortunately

  6. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    A valuable lesson learned today, always go for DGW players regardless of fixtures

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Tripling up on Leicester then?

      1. FPL Maldini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        haha well I think they are the only exception being relegated already. I might get one?

    2. banskt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I went for Sinclair.
      .
      .
      .
      and Benteke(c).

  7. icywrists23
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I hope Austin can get a bp

    1. Home Run Baker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Unlikely with his YC

  8. Guidinho
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Ill be delivering Matty Phillips Xmas card by hand this year. Singly handedly saved a catastrophic gameweek from not having Austin and captaining Aguero over Hazard.

    Arise Sir Phillips.

  9. Home Run Baker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Thank you Charlie
    Have overhauled a 30-point deficit in my mini-league and now have a 5-point lead.

  10. Richd
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Only 81 here

    1. Puyol Pants Up
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      75 🙁

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      But at least you go to games 😉

      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Glad I didn't go to any today haha

    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Season over.

    4. Lyonnais
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      72 with Austin (C) 🙁

    5. Pedram
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      same here

  11. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    So now that's all over, what to do with aguero.......

    1. FPL Maldini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I am going to transfer in Sturridge for him if Sturridge does well / plays mid week

    2. Hanked
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Hit the post and City had a blatant pen turned down. Brace on another day, everyone's being very results orientated with Aguero. I'm keeping for his plum fixtures and incoming brace.

  12. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Just got home and seen the score. 2nd in ML has Benteke (c)

    http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com

  13. Doctorin' the Tadic
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    My original plan for this week: Aguero > Austin (c)
    What I actually did: Sanchez > Mata, Bellerin > Ivanovic, Kane (c)

    My rival: Philips, Austin, Benteke (c)

    I've just gone from being 60+ ahead to 20+ behind. Speechless.

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

      Brutal. Hard to fathom. Hindsight is not helpful, but having at least one of those DGWers is/was the hedge you needed...

      1. Doctorin' the Tadic
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yup. First and last time I ever ignore a double, for sure.

    2. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Wow.
      i feel for you, mate, but this is why we love FPL!

  14. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I'd laugh if Man City bottle 4th place

  15. walkman666
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Yeah, a fond farewell to Charlie now. It's a tough biz, but one must play for the future...Austin will be sold, but alas, you are many FPLers' hero this gw.

  16. Acquafresca
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    112 after baps.

    First good week all season.

    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Holy cow, great score mate.

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

      Awesome. 30 more than me, and I thought I had done well. Some dude said he got 139!

    3. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Well done pal

    4. Hanked
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      nice one!

  17. Beavis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Average 51
    Top 1k average 66

    Sauce:
    http://www.fantasyfootballfix.com/live/

    Well done to those who risked a lot this DGW.

    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      What's the change from tonight's game?

      1. Beavis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Not sure, +9 or 10 I think.

    2. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Cool 🙂

  18. JÆKS ⭐
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Ranked 50k
    Went from 70 to 75 today, green or red arrow?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A red with an anchor attached.

  19. thunder_mike
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Captain Tekkers!!!

  20. Parm
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Only 20 points in an away DGW? Terrible Charlie, just terrible.

  21. Ser Football 42
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Top 200. Here I come!!

  22. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    51 all out. Weeks of green arrows gone in one gameweek.

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I posted on the other page but at least you GIROUD owners outscored Austin the last few weeks. Means something !

      1. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        True, I got it right when I got Giroud in GW 24, but if I had a FT I would have had Austin (c) over Aguero (c)

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

      😆 51? HA!

      1. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        😳

        1. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Only messing, I got 51 as well. 😉 😀

    3. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      What you on about AB?

  23. Tommy J
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Thank you fantasy Gods..I'm back in the race(Tekkers(c))..game on.

    1. Acquafresca
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      +millions

  24. Viper
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone scratching their heads wondering how or why on earth they didn't do Boyd -> Phillips?

    It should have seemed so obvious 🙂

    1. Scoredelario
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Because it would've meant benching a big hitter for most I guess.

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

        Correct. I did not consider Phillips over Sanchez, Hazard, Eriksen, and Silva. And, I am not thinking that I should have...

    2. Acquafresca
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      bench who?

      Alexis Haz Silva etc..

      1. Viper
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Eriksen

    3. Hanked
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Would he have even made your team? I don't play Boyd when he's my 5th mid and I wouldn't have played Philips either.

      1. Viper
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I would have benched Eriksen personally

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

          That is just not something you can say with any validity at this time, right?

          1. Viper
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah it's easy to say it now but there is hardly any fear factor with Eriksen so I genuinely would have went through with it

        2. Hanked
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Actually you're right. Never benching Sanchez like a few I've seen but philips over Eriksen would have been a decent shout.

  25. Scoredelario
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    7 goals and 1 assist in his last five games now for benteke

    1. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'm thinking of getting rid...

  26. Sharkytect
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Wow, and we were all dismissimg this for a weak double gameweek.

    Never ignore a double

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Never.

    2. Patch
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      The fact all of those Austin and Benteke points happened in a DGW and not single gameweeks is chance and incredibly lucky for those that captained them.

  27. Professor Abel X
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    8 of my players blanked this gameweek. Still on 81 though!

  28. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Great game that

  29. Patch
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Benteke and Austin performed way above form in both DGW games. This is a bonanza for the nubes.

  30. davies
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    84 decent?

    Seeing some outrageous scores.

    1. Viper
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      66 is the average in top 10k so yes, it's good!

      Remember it's a small minority of players on here!