Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Liverpool vs West Bromwich Albion

A hugely frustating Saturday comes to its conclusion as Liverpool entertain West Bromwich Albion at Anfield.

The Reds’ run of four straight wins was halted by a dogged Man United display on Monday evening, though on the positive side, Jurgen Klopp’s side chalked up a first clean sheet of the season ahead of some very kind looking fixtures.

Bearing in mind that the Baggies have a single clean sheet in seven, owners of the likes of Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Adam Lallana will be optimistic of returns tonight. The latter returns to the starting line-up in Jurgen Klopp’s only change from the side that were frustrated by the Red Devils.

Four goals and two assists in five appearances makes Nacer Chadli the visitors’ danger man, whilst Ben Foster owners will be expecting a save point or two at least as he looks to repel the Reds’ attack.

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  1. dhamphiir
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Lovren to Pieters for FT?
    Yay or nah

    1. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Nope

    2. Jude Rooney
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Nay

    3. In Bale We Trust
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Nay

  2. JAC THE CAT
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Thoughts on a Liverpool defender?

    Worth bringing one in?

    1. Le _ Professeur
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      No

    2. Professor Red
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      No!

    3. Delhidynamo
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      kak at set pieces

      double attack is enough

    4. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Got Lovren this week. Regretting it atm 😆

    5. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Possibly. But prioritise their mids.

    6. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Saw most of the game Lovern should have scored it was a brilliant save. Clyne does get forward a lot inch or two from an assist. They always seem to give up a goal though.

    7. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      yes. lovren 4.9 seems a steal.

      i'm concentrating up front tho so not going for them

    8. Stokelona
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Just the one! I was considering adding a second, but this weeks late goal was the last straw for that idea. They annoyingly concede 1 goal every week! Incidentally I think Matip is worth a punt if you've got the extra half mil as he's a threat off set pieces and I think he will score a couple soon

      1. Stokelona
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Didn't watch the game so if the guy above says Lovren looks like scoring then maybe I'm wrong and Matip isn't worth it

  3. andymck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Bit random but do point hits get deducted from your score at the start of the gameweek now? Always had it in my head they were done at the end with autosubs.

    1. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Start

    2. Clump
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      End

      1. Clump
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Lol

    3. bojack
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      If you took a -4 today, and you got 30 points next Saturday, only 26 points would be added to overall score this time next week.

      Me heed hurts noo!

  4. Delhidynamo
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    People owning Tekkers and Deeney(or either)

    sticking? which one should become Wilson?

    1. Man Chest Hair United
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Tekkers should become Austin

    2. In Bale We Trust
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Don't get rid of Deeney before Hull roll up for a pasting anyway .

    3. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I'm keeping Deeney

    4. bojack
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Keeping Benteke since I think he'll be a threat from set pieces v Pool.

      Planning to ditch soon though.

    5. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Selling Deeney after hull. He's a useless walking sloth

  5. Man Chest Hair United
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling to coutinho for free?

    1. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Sounds decent.

      Any Liverpool mid already?

    2. justmatt
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I'm considering it but will wait to see how Sterling does tomorrow.

    3. Man Chest Hair United
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Got mane already. If sterling falls tonight I can't do the swap

  6. Individual
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Hi chaps

    Likely to take Antonio out for Lallana after tomorrow - what dyu guys reckon? Or a hit?

    1ft 0.2itb

    Pickford
    Mustafi Pieters Walker
    Sanchez Antonio Allen Firmino
    Kun Kaku© Costa

    Jaku Fletcher Amat 3.9

    Don't care about my bench! All about max value on pitch.

    Thanks!!

  7. Delhidynamo
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    LOCATELLIIIII!!!!

  8. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Or updated

    1. Slam
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers, another red.

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        See mine on the dark side. Truly dreadful.

    2. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      the good old meaningless mid week update. they shouldn't bother really.

    3. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Down 🙁

    4. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Up to 1.4mill

  9. TheBusDriver
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    What a goal. Milan 1 - 0 Juve

  10. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Based on form and fixtures how would you rank double up priority in attack for pool city and arsenal?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I'd love all three, with Aguero up front and double Arse and Liv mids it can be done but realistically I think Liv and City

    2. 50 Shades Oshea
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      probably would say pool first, then city then arsenal.

      pool, coutinho and firminio
      city, aguero and sterling
      gunners, sanchez and wally

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        You Missed mane....

    3. tm245
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I have double Liverpool and double Arsenal. Getting two returns from four pretty regularly.

  11. 50 Shades Oshea
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    drop 1 for coutinho.
    both have great fixtures, but been regretting selling coutinho since gw 4

    A) siggy

    B) sterling

    1. Man Chest Hair United
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      A

    2. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      B

      1. 50 Shades Oshea
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        cheers, ye a toss of a coin decision i feel or maybe turn one of my strikers to diomande and play 352 and drop capoue instead

  12. Slam
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Snodgrass, Deeney, Baines, Amat the uncertainty around Aguero/Pep
    What is my team 🙁

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Aguero , Jakupovic, Baines , Antonio, Fer , Amat in my lot. Not the best.

  13. tm245
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Missed the second half. Much action besides the blown CS for Liverpool?

    1. Slam
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      My god that goal was such BS

      1. tm245
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Clyne Coutinho and Firmino, dropped me six CS points.

    2. Pochecinno
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Apart from that it was attacking practice for Liverpool. Could have scored many more.

    3. ONSIDE 9
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Pool had few chances, bobby 2, cou couple of chances created too, mane pretty quite

    4. tm245
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers for the replies, maybe it was better that I didn't watch.

  14. Lecky Legs FC
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    28 pts from 6 with 5 left to play Austin,Aguero (C), Bailly, Costa & Martina Save My Gameweek Sergio :/

    1. tm245
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I think many would be happy to be in your position -- GW is still in front of you.

      1. Lecky Legs FC
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I'd like to think so too need something big of Aguero to save it can't rely on that defence ATM here's hoping thanks mate.

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      26 with Valencia Stones Kun C redmond to play. Need something

      1. Lecky Legs FC
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        That's not half bad upto if Aguero turns up tomorrow you'll be seeing that green arrow for sure best of luck lad! 🙂

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Thanks mate. Good luck to yourself:-)

    3. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      You have a great score with 6 to play

      1. Lecky Legs FC
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers Huth mate

  15. Garth Marenghi
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Who would you rather have- Milner or Bolasie?

    1. Stokelona
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Bolasie, but I would rather try and find an extra mil for a Tadic, Lallana, or sigi. Shaqiri is another option after today, if he can stay fit and be more consistent. But he only seems to score wondergoals, needs to get into the box more and get on the end of things to be a real fantasy player, and I'm a big fan!

  16. Slam
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    On the bright side, I finally got the Heaton/Foster rotation right

    1. Pochecinno
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I was about to say I finally got the Foster/Pickford rotation right. Then I saw Foster's save point 😆

  17. Z
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Son > Coutinho (own Firm) ?

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Hold Son for one more week. They have a nice fixture next week.

  18. In Bale We Trust
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    A mid GW green which I expect will be red by tomorrow. Hate the false hope.

  19. Win'dian
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    New here, so confirming..
    Got 2 FTs, can I use only 1 ft this gw and then use 2FTs next gw?

    1. SuperMario
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Yep

      1. Win'dian
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Thnx

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Yep.

      1. Win'dian
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks

  20. SuperMario
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Boruc - Pickford
    Vertongen - Bellerin - Lovren - Pieters - Amat
    Sanchez - Walcott - Snoddy - Firm - Snoddy
    Aguero - Deeney - Lukaku

    2 FT and 0 in the bank.. thinking I keep Deeney this weekend for Hull..

    Any suggestions welcomed??

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Downgrade Wally to Snoddy imo

    2. Delhidynamo
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      double snoddy is quite hipster

  21. L9
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    terrible day....38 and sterling and kun to go

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      How is it a terrible day? You're average

      1. Konstaapeli
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        It's still terrible. Average or not. 😀

        I have 35 with sterling, kun & austin to go.

  22. In Bale We Trust
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Seen Jonty has got another red, should be nice fuel for the next scoutcast

  23. JÆKS ⭐
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    40 points and I only dropped around 1k, seems the average is worse than I thought the,

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      How have you dropped?

  24. ryacoo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Thoughts on the best Stoke midfield option for the next 5 GWs?

    A) Shaqiri - decent stats, wasn't as good as Arnie last year.
    B) Arnautovic - would be my favourite pick but on 4 YCs.
    C) Allen - cheap, in the no.10 but is he another Capoue?

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      B

    2. Z
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Cameron 😉

    3. Stokelona
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      B, Shaqiri doesn't make as aggressive runs into the box as Arnie. Can't wait to watch his goals tonight though. Arnie got quite a few from pens last year though so to be honest I'd rather have Tadic or Siggi

      1. ryacoo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah, will definitely get on Siggy later but I think next 5, a Stoke mid might be worth a punt for fixtures.

  25. Whats the Huth
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Is a save so far yeah?
    If sterling blanks, it's him to Coutinho isn't it?

    Cech
    Smith. Holebas. Valencia.
    Sanchez. Sterling. Wally. Firmino.
    Deeney. Aguero. Benteke.

    Pickford. Capoue. Amat. Evans.

  26. the axolotl
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    https://mobile.twitter.com/SerieAchannel/status/789922694129213441
    milan 18 year old scoring vs buffon

  27. Le _ Professeur
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Would you keep Rashford for next match home to Burnley ?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Might as well if you've persisted with him for LFC/Che

      1. Le _ Professeur
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Had him on the bench for both .. Didn't sell earlier because I had other areas that need my attention

    2. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      yes

  28. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Evans to Lovren for free? Yay or Nay

    1. Olivier Bernards watch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      i think west brom have some promising defensive fixtures after city, so only if you have nothing else that needs fixing

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I already have McAuley so think i should get rid of trolly evans

    2. Le _ Professeur
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      No imo

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        then who should i get? Double up on Stoke? have pieters,mcauley,francis,amat

  29. 50 Shades Oshea
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    anyone playing 352, so many good mid options.

    tempted to get capoue out and diomande as my 8th attacker

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      yep playing 352 since GW 4.

    2. tm245
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Been playing it all season. When Kane returns and hits form I might switch, but liking 3-5-2 so far.

  30. Olivier Bernards watch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    (1) tekkers + snodgrass to wilson and lallana sounds reasonable?

    (2) More generaly, who's the better pick from Austin and Wilson