Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – West Brom vs Middlesbrough

Sunday’s events get underway at the Hawthorns as West Brom seek to end a barren run of results on home turf against a confident Middlesbrough side.

Tony Pulis’ men have earned just a single point from their last five matches in front of their own fans, having lost out 2-1 to Everton in Gameweek 2.

In contrast, the visitors arrive in the midlands having earned their first three points on their return to the top flight courtesy of a 2-1 win at Sunderland in the Wear-Tees derby.

Boro are forced to shuffle their back four in the absence of left-back George Friend through injury, but Daniel Ayala is fit to start and makes his first appearance of the season.

As for West Brom, they shift Jonny Evans to central defence with Jonas Olsson dropping to the bench. Brendan Galloway makes his first Baggies start in the league at left-back, while young Sam Field makes his debut in midfield in what looks to be a five-man setup. Saido Berahino and Craig Gardner make way.

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

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  1. Dimitris1993
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    WC or not ?
    Heaton Jakup
    Walker Friend Stones Amat Mccauley
    Mahrez Oscar redmond Firmino Capoue
    Gray Kun Ibra
    Or just mahrez to sanchez after the break ?

  2. Scotty B
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Heaton
    Mcauley Williams Shaw
    Sanchez Cazorla Fer Hazard
    Diomande Aguero Ibrahimovic
    Subs Jaku Capoue Stones Amat

    Any changes needed?

    Is double Arsenal mid overkill or with their fixs a good move?

    Cazorla seems good value as on pens and set pieces

  3. You Must Be Jokin Ere
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    8 ugly, boring, awful Jonny Evans points are fantastic.

  4. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    47 with only Captain Kun left - saved by budget WBA defenders

    1. Give Me the Mane
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Exactly same

  5. tm245
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Post match baps corrections commentary to be the most exciting page on this article.

  6. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    If I own Stones and Aguero but haven't captained either...do I want either to do well?

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Stones yes. Kun no

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

      Captained Haz so i want Kun to score just 1,not more than that.

    3. Nice to Finally Michu
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Cheers both

  7. Jonathan Feddema
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Foster/Robinson

    Williams/Morgan/McAuley

    Capoue/Barkley/Mane/Pogba/tadic

    Aguero/Ibra

    Walker/Collins/Diomande

    A. Pogba/Tadic/Walker > Ozil/Lamela/best remaining 5 or below def (-8 hit)
    B. Pogba/Tadic/Morgan > Ozil/Lamela/best remaining 4.4 or below def (-8 hit)
    C. Tadic > Lamela
    D. Tadic > Cazorla
    E. Tadic > Antonio
    First 2 gw have not gone well

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      I'm considering D

  8. MrMaverick
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    why is tp so intent on ruining berahino? feel sorry for the lad

    1. tm245
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      How does that team have so much money that they can waste a guy worth 15M like that? Ridiculously stubborn.

  9. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    45 with Stones and Aguero (c) left

    Make it a respectable week perhaps

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

      You'll be fine for sure

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

      Exactly the same here

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

        Same

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

      46 here 😎

    4. Eden Azzzar
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Exactly same with no aguero captain though

    5. FPLHaggis
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Exactly the same

    6. Squires FC
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Exact same

  10. F4L
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Will Stones or Otamendi drop out for Kompany?

    1. Squires FC
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Ota I reckon

    2. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Otamendi

  11. Squires FC
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    West ham are in for a long afternoon, that lineup is weak!

  12. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Everything would be magical if Mahrez scored that penalty...

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

    I'm worried about that Lamela eye gauge 🙁
    https://twitter.com/BBCMOTD/status/769513791633682432

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Can't see a ban from still photo

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

        Was it not visible in TV footage?

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

      He might have just been getting an eyelash out of Lovren's eye. Just helping him out. Without video evidence they can prove nothing 😀

  14. Francescoli
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    ranked 3 million. this is such a horrible season.

    1. Squires FC
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Wildcard

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Nah

  15. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Pulis bringing some respectibility to my GW score.

    Has been abysmal so far.

    On 40 points with Aguero(c) to play.

  16. Give Me the Mane
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Is the game over yet?

    1. O Fenomeno
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      It was so boring time has actually frozen

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

        As an owner of both Foster and Evans it was actually rather exciting to see West Brom park 10 men behind the ball in a home game

  17. O Fenomeno
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    What are Wes Morgan owners doing with him?

    1. Mata-Is-The-Juan
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Keeping

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

      he got a goal and a CS from three games. What do you expect more? Hattricks?

  18. Jay_
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Just put £20 on West Ham BTTS 14/1 and £10 on West Ham 10/1. This is the Premier League after all. Stranger things have happened.

      1. O Fenomeno
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        West Ham used up their 1 in 10 last year 🙂

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

          I feel like we used up all of our big away wins last year. The season has not looked promising so far

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

        I can see West Ham getting absolutely battered

    • Licky
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Masuaku as a wing back. :O

    • Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      So 20 pts from Aguero would be nice

    • 7alwachi
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Benched 14 points from Jonny Evans and got only 2 when I started him, irritating.

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

        Why do you bench him against Palace and Middlesbrough and play him against Everton? 😀

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

      Alexis and Januzaj in for Barkley and Tadic? (No hit)

      Yay or nay?

    • HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Evans 2 bps ? nice

      So far Jakupovic and Evans has osame pts as DDG and Terry. Shows a cheap defence can be usefull

    • goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Lamela to be banned for life?

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

        Locked in a room with Zlatan and Duncan Ferguson for 5 minutes

        See how many people he slaps after that

    • Count of Monte Hristo
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Pick 2 please

      a) Shaw

      b) Valencia

      c) Baines

      d) Terry

      1. jiGGidyJ1
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        B & C

      2. Scholes Balls
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Val and Baines

    • Long Juan Silva
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Mon Kerry

    • Bubz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Why the hell cant Aguero speak English yet

    • goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Aguero has been here for 5 years but still doesn't speak english? I don't buy that

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

        He can, just not very well. A lot of City players speak Spanish anyway.

      2. Long Juan Silva
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Why not? Bale still can't speak Spanish

      3. devils advocate
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        I can speak 11 languages but only 2 of them aren't made up.