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Dugout Discussion – Arsenal vs Norwich

Saturday’s late-afternoon clash finds Arsenal playing host to Norwich City at the Emirates. The Gunners tasted just one victory in their previous quartet of fixtures, while the Canaries will strive to rebound from successive defeats.

Arsenal’s attack has recorded middling stats over their last four outings, ranking ninth for goals (six) and joint-12th for big chances (four). It’s also worth noting that the Gunners place ninth for goals scored in home fixtures (26). On a more positive note, Arsene Wenger’s troops have conceded the second-fewest goals (11) and third-fewest big chances (18) on home soil, underlining their strong clean-sheet potential.

Norwich failed to net in their last two league ties and have struggled to exert their attacking influence away from home this term, ranking joint-third-bottom for goals (13), joint-second-bottom for big chances (12) and third-bottom for shots on target (51). Equally, Arsenal will be buoyed in the knowledge that the Canaries place fourth for goals conceded (33) and joint-top for big chances conceded (40) in road encounters.

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  1. Jonjo Shall_We? (Flowers - …
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    67 (-8)
    4 to play
    Bragging rights after a long time

    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Great score

    2. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      yikes. nosebleed territory. nice

    3. FudgyBadger
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      bragging scum

      1. Sylas
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 6 days ago

        LOL 😆

      2. Jonjo Shall_We? (Flowers - …
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 6 days ago

        Yout hate makes me stronger :-p

  2. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    Mignolet(henn)
    Smalling Cresswell Rose PVA (Simpson)
    Payet Lanzini Coutinho Fabregas (Sanchez)
    Kane Kun Defoe

    Who am I going to bench out of that lot for next week?

  3. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    Betis down to 10 men. Both teams should head home and give Barca the 3 points.

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Damn. I had 10 pence on Betis to win.

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 6 days ago

        Dude cash out now

    2. FudgyBadger
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      barca dont exactly look like scoring tho

    3. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Cheers, will have a watch now.

    4. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Red card playing against Barca. Yawn.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 6 days ago

        It's outrageous really. Every second game they play against 10 men

  4. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    Bottomed

    So further to post above , I keep countinho and don't get payet then

    Then who for Nasri
    William
    Noble
    Antonio
    Someone else

    ?

    I have Lanzini

    1. Larry Legend
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      ? I really think you want Payet for the double

      But for Nasri I'd take Willian, unless he's dropped tomorrow

  5. sergioaguero67
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    Choose one:

    A. Defoe
    B. Carroll
    C. Deeney
    D. Costa

    Please help.
    Currently leaning towards Defoe.
    But will be taking a -8 point hit.
    So, is Defoe worth taking the hit for?
    Please help.

  6. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    FFS Wenger poll - In or Out?

    Will phone the results into TalkSport....

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      He should stay. The Gooner fans will soon realise what they've let go when someone else comes in and they start doing a Man Utd.

      1. the axolotl
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 6 days ago

        this. lots of fans are seriously self-entitled

    2. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      In. Can't believe this even needs to be debated given what he's achieved. Deluded fans with no patience as ever.

    3. Larry Legend
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      In. But it's great watching this arsenal fans make tits of themselves!

    4. Clutch13
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Out. Arsenal are a conservative club, hence why Wenger is still in charge & we always finish 4th. No longer interested in the argument "Things could get worse" most arsenal fans would rather take this risk, because it feels like the club is not progressing
      This is my opinion (shared be many) don't slate me lol

    5. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Definitely in.

    6. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Stays

    7. Larry Legend
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      I have a feeling talksport won't announce the results of this poll the way it's going. Need Piers Morgan to log in quickly!

    8. geo4chg
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Just looking at what has happened to Chelsea this season shows how difficult it is to stay in the top 4 season in, season out. So many big clubs (Cheslea, Man United, Liverpool) have not been able to stay near the top for periods of time, Wenger deserves credit for doing this with Arsenal.

      The biggest plus for me is the financial side. He has balanced big signings in Ozil and Sanchez with canny buys like Cech and training up talent through the academy. Too many football clubs spend their way out of trouble or to the top, but Wenger shows real financial responsibility and I think it is good that he wants to leave Arsenal in the black when he leaves.

      He has done more good for the club than most of our fans realise.

    9. Lets Talk About 19 Baby
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      Vote Leave.

  7. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    How this moves sounds for DGW?

    Kane, RLC and McAuley to Costa, Milner and Reid for -4

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Milner is a rotation risk

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 days ago

        Not if they are out of EL tho?

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      I'd keep Kane.

      Who is RLC? I keep forgetting this.

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 days ago

        Loftus Cheeck. 🙂

        Idea was to get rid of Gabriel first, but I would keep him for GW 38 if Mert is out.

      2. Sylas
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 6 days ago

        Ruben Loftus Cheek

  8. Valar(Keith)
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    If Mertesacker is out for 2 more weeks i may just save my bench boost for GW 38.. Playing it this week for Sanchez, Bellerin, Gabriel just does not make sense with Manchester City away 🙂

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Solid thinking

    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Good point. GW38 rotation is an issue though.

      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 6 days ago

        Reckon the home teams will play their first 11 since it's the last home game.. add the Relegation battlers(Newcastle/Sunderland) and the Europa hopefuls(West Ham etc) and teams set up for GW 37 look good for GW 38 really

    3. Trigg ⭐️
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Could be some massive rotation in 38 though.

    4. @FPLMason
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      def!

    5. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Smart decision.

  9. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    4 of Lanzini's 6 goals were against London teams.

    2 others were against Liverpool teams.

    1. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Random.

  10. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    Last salloon for me next week. Bench boosting while trying to overcome 30 pts deficit

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Any advices? I might go all Chelsea. They owe me

      1. @FPLMason
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 6 days ago

        I'd say decide on chelsea after their game vs spurs

    2. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Post your team Daniel.. let's see if the Bench Boost GW 38 could work 🙂

  11. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    Wish that I'd kept the armband on Deeney. Being an Arsenal fan is ruining my FPL decisions week after week.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Being Chelsea fan my season is in tatters

      1. Arteta
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 6 days ago

        I believe you, Daniel.

    2. Henryyy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      I have a rule, i never C a player from 'my own' team

      1. Arteta
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 6 days ago

        I might use your rule next season.

    3. Larry Legend
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Your players are holding homemade placards up on your team page 😉

  12. @FPLMason
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    Do we presume that Liverpool getting eliminated from the EL will cut down the rotation ?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      I doubt it will make a difference now.

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      We presume nothing this season

      1. @FPLMason
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 6 days ago

        Extremely accurate, Daniel

  13. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    Will Antonio finally get some chance at rw? Lanzini looks like mature for some bench time

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Lanzini is playing well and is unlikely to be rotated.

  14. Trigg ⭐️
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    Which strikers we all getting in for 37?

    Not many appeal to me. Might get Carroll, though.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Carrol or Costa or Studge

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Sturridge/Benteke/Costa (TC) Kane Defoe

      1. Trigg ⭐️
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 6 days ago

        Just can't trust Liverpool lineups.

        Defoe, Carroll, Aguero for me right now.

    3. @FPLMason
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Kane Aguero Defoe
      Owning KDB is forcing me to switch him to a Chelsea/Wham mfder

    4. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      I'll see what most people are getting and go different.

      1. Trigg ⭐️
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 6 days ago

        I'd be half tempted to go full on differential and triple captain Costa, but no telling if he will play both.

  15. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    Sanchez should bury me when I die just so that he can let me down again

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Ouch

    2. @FPLMason
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Dang 😛

    3. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      he'd be the last person to let you down

    4. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      I don't know about you, but I plan to outlive Sanchez. By force if necessary.

  16. El Libe
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    Why everyone bringing West Ham defenders i see maybe 1 CS for them in next 3 games? Am i wrong?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      3 games. Creswell might score too

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      DGW fever innit.

      1. El Libe
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 6 days ago

        thats only proper answer i think.

    3. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Creswell does not need just Clean Sheets to get points

  17. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    MCI vs ars score predictions

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      1-0

    2. @FPLMason
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      1-1

    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      1-0

    4. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      I see a match that could open up early
      4-3 either way

    5. FudgyBadger
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      2-3

    6. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      2-2

    7. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      0-0

  18. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    Who is the better gw37 Chelsea punt?
    A. Costa
    B. Hazard
    C. Fab

    A replaces Kun, BC replaces Alexis, but I may get them back for 38 with my FT.

    1. Henryyy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Wait and see vs spurs

    2. @FPLMason
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Decide after their game vs spurs

  19. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    19 (-4)

    Finally, a good gw!

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      I beat you by 1 point.

      lol @ you

      1. Henryyy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 6 days ago

        And i beat u by 1

      2. Optimus.
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 6 days ago

        🙁

  20. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    Ozil and Iwobi owners.What a disappointment both has been from gw34 onwards right ?

    Fixtures were perfect. CRY WBA sun NOR. But only Alexis and arsenal defs has done the job

    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      add Gabriel owners to that and it's been a nightmare

    2. Henryyy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Very unhappy, ozil out for a dgw player

    3. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      It's so easy to say now that we should go with the double defence. 3 clean sheets in a row now and none for Gabriel tho.

    4. Toby Lerone
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      yep. disaster.

    5. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      I have Iwobi but I'm not too mad, he's 4.2m for a reason.

  21. ☆Khaz
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    I was hoping my h2h rival would lose his match this gw, so I checked his opponents score: he had used his 3C chip this week ............. on Lukaku!

    3 points on the tc and 12 total >:(

  22. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    If my mini league is lost only due to that Cabaye penalty I will do a harikiri!!!! That's 13 pts difference boys and girls. 13 pts!!!

  23. Toby Lerone
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    is it worth doing kane/kun --> defoe -4 for the DGW?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Potentially

    2. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Remember the last time we sold Kane for a dgwer?

    3. ☆Khaz
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Maybe, but I think it's just as likely that one of them will punish you big time. If you're not desperately chasing, I'd drop it. Defoe not on his best atm imo.

    4. El Libe
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      im not sure might work but Defoe usually scores away games next 2 are home games.

    5. Toby Lerone
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Just thinking with aguero he might not get joy against arsenal. 22 points behind leader so trying to make shrude moves as they have kun and kane too. Tough decision!

  24. Naby K8a
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    47 from 5

    Good start 🙂

  25. El Libe
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    MUTD 0:0 LEI ? I really need this result!

    1. FudgyBadger
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      0:1 is better

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    1. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      shudder, i don't want to click it, i might just stay here and pretend

      1. VS10_
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 6 days ago

        🙁

  27. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    Monreal 3 baps sweetening the Gabriel cameo pill 🙂

    1. GREENDREAMS11
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 days ago

      Don't you think Wellback may steal the 3 baps with the winning goal?

      1. VS10_
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 6 days ago

        Bonus has been final for an hour already.

      2. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        8 years, 6 days ago

        Already included.

  28. Fi_fpl addict
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    Is it worth adding PVA have mannone as GK and could take Kane out for Carroll or poss Sturidge, not yet sure on aguero either would be a -8 if all 3 done. What's consensus?

  29. Krafty Werks
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    What's odds on Migs starting tomorrow?

  30. adam28193
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 days ago

    Mannone and Defoe in for aguero and Elliot for -4 yes or no?