Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Arsenal vs Bournemouth

After Stoke’s narrow win at Vicarage Road, we now make our way to the Emirates as Arsenal entertain Bournemouth at 2.15pm.

Having led the line against PSG in midweek, Olivier Giroud drops back to the bench, despite netting five times in his last five appearances across all competitions.

Alexis Sanchez is stationed up front, then, with his 22% FPL owners looking for an improvement on the form that has seen him score in just one of the previous six Gameweeks.

Certainly, we need the Chilean to step up in a weekend where Liverpool pair Philipp Coutinho and Roberto Firmino, along with Chelsea’s Eden Hazard, failed to deliver the goods.

Utilised off the bench against PSG, Theo Walcott returns to the starting XI, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also finding a place in the hosts line-up.

Paul Is certain he won't make the same mistakes next season. Follow them on Twitter

1,319 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Jay_
      7 years, 6 months ago

      All I need is 20 points from Lukaku and I'll get a nice leaving present from him to put me through in the cup. Easy.

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

        Surely you wouldn't sell him in that unlikely event?

        1. Jay_
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Sold him last night

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

        Averages today including current baps

        Top 10K +5.5
        Overall +4.5

      3. Sess!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Bravo to that Paddy Power advert

      4. EL_FENOMENO
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Best mid for 4.3? Hojberg Carrick De Roon ?

        1. Sess!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          De roon

        2. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          De Roon.

        3. Football Weekender
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          de Roon the only one who's nailed long term.

      5. Cocky Spaniel Alves
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        For -8?

        Cech, Coutinho & Deeney => Heaton, Zaha, Kane

        Would give me this:

        Heaton Pickford
        Lovren Holebas Pieters Chambers Amat
        Sanchez Firmino Siggy Zaha Carrick
        Kun Kane Lukaku

      6. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Ozil looking decidedly average at the moment....

      7. alfast1c
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        United lineups ?

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

          in 10

        2. Sess!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          12 mins

      8. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Is Erikssen a good Coutinho replacement?
        Looking at next 4 weeks particularly.

        Appreciate your thoughts!

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

          He's very frustrating

        2. skodaole2
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Erikssen way out of form par yesterday's goal i d go for Alli

        3. Sess!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Possibly maybe

      9. Rh4ziel
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        If Liverpool would end up getting Messi how much would he be in FPL? 14m?

        1. Sess!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          14.5

        2. Kermit Special
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          I wish messi comes to the the pl. Captain Picks will be so much easier

        3. Jay Jay Okocha
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Lol. Don't worry about it

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

          Put the cooking sherry back in the cupboard.

      10. skodaole2
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Was about to do Jagielka -> Lovren after today's games but with Daniels and Holebas injuries now may have to stick. Any news on any of the two todays' injuries?

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

        Saw the flag and the 0 points so I assumed that Holebas was an injury omission. He has been a bit crap lately.

      12. Jay Jay Okocha
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Christ, I can't drop Sanchez

      13. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Cout and Pieters to Pedro and Alonso gives 0.1m itb

        Pool keeper Pickford
        Alonso Stones Alonso Holebas Amat
        Pedro Siggy Sanchez Firm De Roon
        Austin Deeney Kun

        Deeney ever gonna score again ?
        Need to find a way to get Costa ?

      14. SuperDan
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Holebas get hurt?

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

          He will if I get my hands on him!

      15. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Early sub incoming for Walcott I feel.

        Giroud should be on soon.

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

        Why has Alli not played much recently?

        1. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Injury

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

          Injury

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

          cheers both

      17. Ziro
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        First decent set-piece from Özil I've seen in a while.

      18. Darth
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        With the below defence, would you also do Williams to Alonso for a -4? Bearing in mind that I now currently have the exact money available to do it?

        Williams koscielny mcauley holebas kone

        Repost

        1. Jay_
            7 years, 6 months ago

            He rose last night and won't rise again this week, unless Williams is near a drop there's no rush at all

            1. Jay_
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Just see he is, if Everton don't keep a cleanie today I'd do it

              • Darth
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                True, I will monitor the price rise situation. If one of them does rise or fall do you still think it's worth doing?

          • meenabakery
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            No force on earth could make me buy Walcott. A baleful symbol for the inconsistency and flakiness of post-Invincibles Arsenal.

            1. diesel001
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Theo!

            2. Back to Back Ballacks
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Loooooool

            3. Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              how about a goal 😉

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

              Famous last words.

          • AndyCook
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Sanchez and Defoe or Kane and mid up to 8? (Siggy already owned)

              1. AndyCook
                  7 years, 6 months ago

                  Or Costa instead of Kane

              2. ★Kuntheman★
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Giroud gets subbed on, uses his "meaty French forehead" and scores a header. 2-1 Arsenal. We can all stop watching this game now,

              3. Dušan Citizen
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Riyad Mahrez has still only completed one pass to Jamie Vardy in the league since September 17.

                1. ★Kuntheman★
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 6 months ago

                  Wow. 😮

              4. Sandy Ravage
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Options for Coutinho replacement:
                A - Coutinho > Mane / Firmino
                B - Ozil + Coutinho > Sanchez + Lallana (next week)

              5. Hybrid.power
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Come on Kosc

              6. Jay_
                  7 years, 6 months ago

                  Walcott G
                  Monreal A

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

                  Walcott 🙁

                • ★Kuntheman★
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 6 months ago

                  *sigh*

                • justmatt
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 6 months ago

                  Theo!!

                • Debauchy
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 6 months ago

                  Walllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

                • Swan - Villa Proud
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 6 months ago

                  Wally!!!!!! It's a perfect day