Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Saturday

The Gameweek rolls on with no less than six three o’clock kick-offs to monitor. Fantasy Football managers will need to spread their attention, with a vast array of talent on show.

Eden Hazard’s 25% ownership will be expecting big things from their man at home to Burnley. The Belgian has returned in both his outings thus far but will likely face a rearguard action from the visitors at the Bridge.

Equally, Riyad Mahrez is heavily backed to produce against Swansea at the King Power. The Algerian haunted the South Wales club with four goals last season and remains in 27% of squads ahead of today’s kick-off.

Everton’s Romelu Lukaku makes his return to the fray in the home clash with Stoke as he bids to attempt to break up the Aguero/Ibrahimovic monopoly in our frontlines. Whilst down at St Mary’s, Dusan Tadic and Nathan Redmond will be bidding for our attention in midfield as they face struggling Sunderland.

Christian Benteke makes his Crystal Palace debut at Selhurst Park as winless Palace and Bournemouth clash, whilst at Vicarage Road, Arsenal will attempt to kick-start their season with a win over Watford with Mesut Ozil returning to the Gunners’ line-up.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Worzel Gummidge
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Howe is a complete moron for not playing Gradel.

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Shocking FPL pick tbh

    • Garlana
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Please please please let Friend be ok to play tomorrow, really could do without this amat 1 pointer

      1. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        1 in the hand is better than 2 in the bush

        1. Camp No No
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          I prefere mine in the bush rather than in the hand, personally.

          1. Ziro
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            This sentence is wrong on so many levels. πŸ˜›

        2. Bleach †
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Shave?

    • Pedram
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      I'm on 15pts lulz, anyone doing worse ?

      1. Jimmy Boy
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        On 18, which is close if that makes you feel any better

    • HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Has Shay Given been given winning goal baps?!

    • Tadic is the new Eriksen
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      This is even worse than the start of last season lol

    • willl
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      8 from 5, lol.

      1. Sailboats
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        RIP

      2. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Thank you. Finally someone worse than me.

    • Parm
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Southampton seem to have ruined many a weekend.

      1. Back on the horse
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Sahmpton. The place where dreams are broken

    • JÆKS ⭐
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Anyone watched the Everton game?

      How was Barkley doing?

      1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Loads of chances.

      2. Manani
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        he looks really threatening.

        I am planning on getting him in

    • Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Bought Vardy because of pens, sold him for loss of pens and bought Mahrez for pens.

      Going well.

      1. KOLASINA(C)
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Oh God.

      2. Tadic is the new Eriksen
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        ouch

        1. Tadic is the new Eriksen
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          welcome to the complete waste of time that is FPL

      3. Puntillimon
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Hahaha. What's your next move? I'll avoid

        1. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Punch a hole through a wall. πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜†

          1. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Get Puncheon you say?

          2. Camp No No
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            πŸ˜†

        2. Puntillimon
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          To be fair, he did look threatening

          1. Wilshere Knowledge
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Just wouldn't be interested without penalties. Hopefully the situation gets clarified.

    • EDEN THE MAN
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Firmino+Gray----Ozil+Diomande for free

      or Firmino+Walker+Gray-----Sanchez+Williams+Diomande. -4

      1. EDEN THE MAN
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        WHICH ONE

      2. The Fantastic Mr Fox
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Walker isn't injured. illness.

    • TheBusDriver
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      I;m glad that GB is glad that he took the risk on Benteke.

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Disappointing start, but he has promising stats and should be on pens now. Staying optimistic πŸ™‚

    • Sad Pablo Arsecobar
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Need to get rid of deulofeu asap. 7.5 itb who should i put in?

      1. Frank Black
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        There's the international break, you shouldn't be in a hurry.

    • StalkingDwarf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Love the new change in the transfer page where you can easily see who's on your watchlist or not. Makes adding players much easier.

    • Greenbackbøøg…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez really really annoying me now

      1. KOLASINA(C)
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Hazard in.

      2. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        He's history for me.

    • Lew
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Anyone got BAPS predictions?

      1. Konig Luther
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        PROVISIONAL

        CHE-BUR: Willian (3) Hazard (2) Azpilicueta (1) Matic (1)

        CRY-BOU: Puncheon (3) King (2) Dann (1)

        EVE-STK: Given (3) Jagielka (2) Williams (1) Holgate (1)

        LEI-SWA: Vardy (3) Drinkwater (2) Fabianski (1)

        SOU-SUN: Defoe (3) Oriol Romeu (2) Rodriguez (1)

        WAT-ARS: Sánchez (3) Cazorla (2) Özil (1)

    • The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      28 from 6. Meh. Kun (C), Zlatan, Shaw, Stones, Foster to go.

      1. Iceball
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        29 from 3

      2. @SirAustinDangerPowers
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Are we fpl twins or something.
        Valencia in mine the only change.

    • Sunny 😎
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Never have I been so excited to watch a game end up 0-0. C'mon Hull and United defences!

    • Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      JRod back as cheap mid could be good if he gets starts

    • KOLASINA(C)
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Only Aguero can save us folks.

      1. Sánchez
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        I hope he goes off after 1 minute leaving his status unclear over the break

      2. harrydavies14
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        and Ibra can destroy us (me for that sake)

    • Bubz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Not like Ville Ronka to double up on a team's mids and for them not to score

      1. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Hes probably livid right now

      2. Parm
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Lost his touch.

      3. KingNidge
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        be trashing his bedroom as we speak

      4. Camp No No
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Well, he's often started slow like many others. The skill is in patiently working it up the ranks. I'm sure he's not even worried.

    • kempc23
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      In my mini leagues, it says wildcard played on a couple of friends teams. Does that mean they played it before this gameweek deadline, or after?

      1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        I think before the GW.

      2. Sylas
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Before.

      3. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Before

      4. Sunny 😎
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Played means they have already played it before the deadline. Had they played their wildcard after deadline it would have shown wildcard active

    • arthadox
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      18 from 6... πŸ™

    • Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez to Payet is the easiest transfer I'll make in ages.

      1. French Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        ozil instead ?

      2. Iwantmorepointsthanks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Ozil might be better, due to better team mates

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

        Looks good

    • Arteta
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Townsend is useless.

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Ha ha. I know!

        From a tottenham fan.

      2. Camp No No
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Dial up?

    • French Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      ANYONE Mahrez > Ozil ?

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        I'm doing it.

    • Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Hazard will probably be the highest scoring FPL player again this season. He's back.

      1. Back on the horse
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        I was gonna captain him but bottled it

    • Sp0rting
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Adieu Deulofeu

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Already got rid of Dela/Terry > loveBites, I mean loveBarks!
        😎

      2. Camp No No
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Yup. I'm gutted. Not so much for FPL, but genuinely for the kid Deulofeu. He should be having so much better career with his skills.

        1. Camp No No
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          *for FPL reasons

    • gauzah
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Thinking of doing Tadic > Lamela

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

        That or Antonio will be my move too

        1. gauzah
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          WHU are terrible atm, Lamela a much better option imo - in form and Spurs fixtures are v. good for att. returns

    • Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Brilliant- just checked fpl and realised Williams was on my bench after wildcard this week. Put him in team this morning but must have forgotten to confirm. At least for once he's not on for BAPS!

      1. ONSIDE 9
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Could have had assist too after winning pen

    • El Matador
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      People with Barkley Tadic Townsend (me) be patient lads.

      1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Tadic 23 pts next gw πŸ˜‰

        1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          I heard that before πŸ™‚

        2. Jimmy Boy
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Told myself that the last three gws πŸ™ time for him to go

      2. Dimen
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        I'm shipping out both Tadic and Townsend

      3. Iwantmorepointsthanks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        sometimes you must be ruthless and ditch though

      4. Ozzy smith
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Lol you're joking. No returns for 3 weeks on tadic and townsend, tadic subbed on 69. Ditching both.

        1. noquarternt
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Look at how many penalties there have been this season. Tadic is definitely a keeper unless the rest of your squad is perfect.

      5. noquarternt
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Getting Barkley in showed a lack of patience with Firmino to begin with.

        1. Ozzy smith
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          So you're essentially saying Tadic is essential because he's on penalties. I'm happy with shipping firmino out, jumped on the prices and went with fixtures, too many options at liverpool and the points will be spread. He got a penalty assist today which is pure luck.