Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Southampton vs West Ham

Concluding the day’s action, Southampton meet head-on with West Ham United at St Mary’s Stadium. The Saints have turned a corner of late – following a five-match stretch that yielded four defeats – and are unbeaten in four fixtures. The Hammers are also enjoying a rich vein of form, having lost just once since Gameweek 14.

Southampton registered the best defensive record over the last four Gameweeks, conceding zero goals during that period. Highlighting their home form and the challenge that West Ham face, Ronald Koeman’s charges outscored their last three visitors by an aggregate of 9-0. Furthermore, the south-coast outfit rank joint-third for goals scored (22) and third for shots inside the box (132) in home matches.

Across the previous four Gameweeks, only Tottenham Hotspur chalked up more goals (10) than the Irons (eight), who also placed joint-fourth for attempts (55). Further bolstering the appeal of West Ham’s attacking assets, they rank fourth for goals scored (18) in road fixtures. In terms of their defensive resolve away from home soil, the Londoners have conceded the third-most shots inside the box (127) and joint-sixth-most big chances (20).

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  1. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Silva making me really sad

    Hang on to or keep? Had a decent day but he's killing me...

    1. Sasquatch Slayer
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Transfer. Injured n blank incoming

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      looks like he's injured

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Get rid

    4. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Try owning Moreno. Even for just one game.

      1. meerlight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Went downhill very quickly today 🙁

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

          it was the hope that was the worst

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            Not sure why we even bother hoping 🙁

        2. Numb
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Clean sheet incoming! HOLDDD!!!
          Yellow card!
          Sun goal!
          Another Sun goal!
          Fecking Morono!

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            He even gave away the FK (YC) for the goal.

            Implosion

            1. meerlight
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 3 months ago

              Surely we need to point ourselves out of the misery?

              1. Jafooli
                • 12 Years
                8 years, 3 months ago

                Yup time to ship.....

        3. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          What minute was the first Sunderland goal?

          1. meerlight
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            82nd

            1. Jafooli
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 3 months ago

              Eight sodding minutes 🙁

      2. Sasquatch Slayer
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Been there. Done that. Got the points....oh wait

      3. twoplustwo
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Been there pal

        Never ever again

      4. twoplustwo
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Basically has Walcott status now

    5. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers guys, hadn't noticed injury. Any suggestions?

      Have Sanchez, Alli, Payet, Mahrez

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Someone playing in GW27

        Arne?

  2. CABAYE4
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Am I right in thinking that Winston Reid is nailed on when fit?

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Yes I believe so

    2. Old Boots
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, fairly confident that he is their first choice CB

    3. CABAYE4
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers both

  3. Old Boots
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Ok, so ppg for defenders this season has ruined me... help, please!

    Who out from this lot, and who in?

    Bellerin, Rose, Baines, Ward, Smith,

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I dont like any of them, would consider WC this lot...

      1. Old Boots
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers, YR. Right now I don't like any of them either, but a wildcard is probably a bit severe.

        Would have been fine if Baines and Rose played. Right team, wrong players 🙁

  4. RD
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    My defence have suddenly become worse

  5. Sasquatch Slayer
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Quite the turnaround in Evertons defensive form or have they just been lucky?

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

      stoke just looked bad today

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Jags back.

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

        that too

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    west ham 5 at the back? antonio playing full back at the moment

    1. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Waiting for the counter

  7. Numb
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Where's Payet playing then?

  8. Ravager
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Bit late....but I'm not the only one who benched Huth right?

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

      wish I'd kept him from my GW1 team

  9. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Average points so far?

    And players left?

    Please and thank you

    1. Slam
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      More than me
      More than me

    2. Numb
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      42 with 4 to play (top 10k)

      Overall is irrelevant now

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Includes bonus

      2. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Ah geez, red arrow central then.....who were the big hitters outside Aguero (c), Lukaku and Mahrez (who I have)?

        Huth, Spurs def and Fimino?

        1. Numb
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Spurs defence and Firminio mainly I guess, quite a few Danns and Everton defence

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            Bar stewards

  10. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Dawson -----> Wollscheid/ Shawcross

    + Good fixtures coming up for Stoke
    + Shawcross returning possible next week to boost their clean sheet chances
    + They play a game in GW30
    + Frees up between 0.3m and 0.6m

    1. Clam. ☘️
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Go for it

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      But Stoke's D has been so bad...can't rely on a ShawX return.

    3. Sjaugen
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Do it. Dawson as much a tease as Moreno

    4. CABAYE4
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Dawson is going for me this GW too.

      Considering Cathcart and Reid too.

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

      ShawX seems to make a huge difference

  11. Huddersfield
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Forster , make me Proud

  12. Red Devil Swede
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Have both Baines & Rose, their respective teams keep a CS.. and none of Bainers & Rose play.

    1. Clam. ☘️
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      It's rough

    2. Old Boots
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Same. More annoyed about this than Kane (c)!!!

  13. Sjaugen
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Song wears the best shorts in the league.
    I'll fight anyone that disagree

    1. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      This has always made me wonder

      I guess players have their measurements taken and request specifics? Baines also wear short shorts 😐

      1. Sjaugen
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Song pays someone to get his customised

    2. Zombie
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      That short would suit Salma more #JustSaying

  14. Clam. ☘️
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Priority move? Walker or Myhill out?
    If Walker out I'm considering VVD, Fonte, Ivanovic
    If Myhill out I'm considering Forster or Elliot

    1. Old Boots
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Both good moves. Ivanovich and Forster of your picks look the best combo. Go Forster if you haven't got a playing keeper, and if not Ivan, imo

      1. Clam. ☘️
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers El Sid 🙂

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

    So as soon as we sell Moreno he will inevitably get a CS+assist+3BPS game - this is some kind of unwritten rule of FPL?

    1. C_G
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      This sort of thinking will have you keep him for more blanks. I let him go ages ago. Just DROP

    2. Numb
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      He'll do it the week after the blank

    3. HNI
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Not possible...against AVL who on the up now and I am going Moreno-->Daniels regardless now considering good fixtures for BOU after this GW

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

        Yes am considering Daniels too, best option under 4.9 you reckon?

        1. HNI
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Ofcourse
          Play him all matches against teams in bottom 10 home/away regardless as he is the peno taker

  16. get_in
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Benched mahrez for moreno 😎

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Really bad idea man.

    2. C_G
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Moreno---> Daniels

    3. Clam. ☘️
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Why on earth would you start a defender over a midfielder such as Mahrez?

    4. HNI
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Benched Mahrez for Ighalo

      Look below 🙁

      Atleast mine was based on stats :/

    5. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I developed a brain tumour reading your post.

  17. HNI
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Wow Benched Mahrez after seeing Ighalo past scoring record vs Spurs and 5 shots ITB in last match vs Chelsea 🙁

    Why do i overthink and go into recent stats to screw up my season this far? Worked well last 2 seasons but failed spectacularly this time...

    Sanchez (c) and Ozil only hopes

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

      I played Ighalo over Mahrez based on past annoyance of benching Ighalo points - whether gut or stats, we all make mistakes in hindsight!

  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    cedric header saved by adrian

  19. Sasquatch Slayer
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Cedric. Almost a bandwagon reborn

    1. C_G
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      LOL

    2. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I'm still on it 🙂

  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    OMG Yoshida

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      wanyama assist

  21. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Goal Yoshida...Hai!

  22. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Damn so close Cedric 🙁

  23. Sasquatch Slayer
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Yoshida. Points for no one

  24. Trae44
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Yoshida goal

  25. Diva
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Yoshida goal, Wanyama assist

  26. Robben Mee Blind
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Benched Moreno at expense of Spurs defender 🙂
    Shame it was Walker 🙁

  27. jmcclory123
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Yoshida goal

  28. leo_messi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Yoshida goal,Wanyama assist - best combo ever 🙂

  29. BENOIT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Mane assist

    1. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Wanyama mr racist

    2. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I didn't think Wanyama touched it? Wasn't it the West Ham defender?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Both did.

    3. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      An option I think given his run of games until the end of the season

  30. lionheart5
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    my bench Elliot ,Mahrez,Dann, Huth

    1. DF
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Ouch.
      Rough man. Have a drink.