Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Sunday

Gameweek 13 is now brought to a conclusion with a couple of late Sunday afternoon kick-offs.

Manchester United entertain West Ham United at Old Trafford, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic back in contention after serving a one-match ban.

The big Swede notched twice in his previous league appearance and faces a defence that’s been breached 14 times in six road trips already.

Juan Mata, meanwhile, earned over 52,000 transfers in last week after bagging the opener at home to Arsenal.

Michail Antonio is the Hammers’ top scoring FPL asset, having served up a goal and assist in the last two Gameweeks. The midfielder has already netted against Man City, West Brom and Spurs away from home, though sits just one yellow shy of a single-match ban today.

Southampton and Everton go head-to-head at St Mary’s in the other 4.30 fixture.

The Saints’ defence kept Liverpool at bay last time out and could come under increased FPL interest if they can repel former manager Ronald Koeman’s Toffees.

Romelu Lukaku has netted just once in his last four league outings and suffered a price drop in the previous Gameweek.

With Man United, Arsenal and Liverpool in the next four, the Everton talisman needs a return to form this afternoon to stave off further transfers out.

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  1. Jacket Potato
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Why did I get Holebas over Cedric, may just get rid out of frustration.

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

    Last Man Standing GW13 🏆

    Safety score = 38
    Top score = 91
    LMS average = 51.77

    1806 : 171 eliminated
    1635 qualified for GW14
    8% or minimum 131 out next GW
    Congratulations to all the survivors 🙂

    1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Wish I'd known about this - keep making the safety score which is annoying

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

        18487-7273 right now gets you in.

        1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Thanks

    2. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Was good while it lasted.

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

        🙁

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

      How is the safety score so high???

      Damn!

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

        Lots of Austin, Ibra and Sanchez/Walcott

    4. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Phew. Only just.

      Thanks again for all your work on this, TM. I owe you a virtual pint.

    5. Jay_
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Woah, closer than expected, through with 43. On a -12 next week, need a high scoring week across the boards next week or I'm doomed.

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

        38 ON THE DOT! The -24 hit experiment is underway! 🙂

        1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          What's your OR after the hit?

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

            The hit is for the next GW. I didn't think I'd survive to see if I managed to survive this next GW, but now I get to find out! 🙂

        2. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Nice one

      • The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        48 -8 . Scrapped through again.

        Five -8 hits now and still in. Getting tougher. I must resist.

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

      Not feeling the Siggy love, he'll do ok but it's Swansea and they are going down. Alli for me

      1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Siggy OOP > Siggy

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

        I agree

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

        Yeah same. Players who rely heavily on set pieces never fill me with confidence

        1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          He was involved in 4 of the 5 goals yesterday.

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

            He got points for two of them

            1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Good returns then. I put him in last week.

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

            His relevant involvement without set pieces was 1 goal

        2. Larry Legend
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          ? Being on all set pieces is a huge plus

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

            Yes but I feel like that's just about it from him. I'd want more open play involvement

      4. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Check his stats. Best 7-8m MID out there.

      5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        swansea are horrendous but I may just get him in

      6. Sharpe Shuffle
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Alli's a good shout with those fixtures

      7. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I think Alli will do less than Siggy. Points will be spread across the Spurs side while most of anything good Swansea do go through Siggy. They can get relegated and he can still be a good fantasy asset.

        You remember Yakubu at Blackburn 😉

        1. 1569Tippins
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Austin as QPR as well, if I'm not mistaken?

      8. Larry Legend
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        You won't go wrong with Alli. But think Sig is a great pick. Swansea are terrible- especially at the back- but he's a very good player and involved with everything.

      9. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        But neither Alli nor Eriksen very too consistent this season either

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

          Alli has been injured

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

            How did he look against Chelsea?

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

      What team is better for gw15 onwards? Have Kun, Costa, Allen, Firmino, Hazard to pair with them

      A) Sanchez, Austin, Alonso
      B) Kane, Walcott, Cedric

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

        Definetly A, because of recent form for those three has been amazing, alonso will get a clean sheet almost every week, austin has crystal palace in a couple of weeks which means goals galore

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

          Thank you

      2. Beavis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        A

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

          Thanks

      3. La vida FPL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Tough... rather have sanchez over wally and kane over costa.... alonso over cedric all day long

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

          Could have Kane, Kun Austin with Sanchez and hazard but the sacrifice is an extra transfer and Cedric over alonso

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

      Red arrow 🙁

      1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        This! Though only a couple of k

      2. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        My gw history looks like the whole squadron.

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

      Cout, KDB, Lukaku > Siggy, Kane, Walcott (-4)

      Gives me the funds to do:
      Cameron > Alonso GW15 + a precious 1m ITB

      --------------- Heaton ------------------
      ------ Brunt McAuley Holebas ------
      KDB Hazard Firmino(c) Coutinho
      ------Lukaku Aguero Austin ---------
      ---------------------------------------------
      Pickford, Amat, de Roon, Cameron

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

        Do it

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

        Seems reasonable

    10. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Coutinho to Ali or Eriksen?

      1. John3.16
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I've gone Alli

    11. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      A green arro for overall rank after about 3 weeks or gradual falling

    12. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Evening fellas. Which one looks better for you:

      A) Coutinho & Lukaku -> Sigurdsson & Costa
      B) Lukaku, Coutinho & Walker -> Kane, Walcott/Sigurdsson & Cedric (-4)

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

        Walker's fixtures are better than Cedric's for the next 4

        A

        1. Jam0sh
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Walker to Cedric would be needed as an enabler to get Wally and Kane over Costa and Siggy

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

      On a closer look, Liverpool's fixtures don't look as promising as they are thought out to be

      Bournemouth and Boro are strong defences at home

      West Ham finding some defensive form

      1. Sharpe Shuffle
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Without Cout and Lallana, there could be a bit of a creativity deficit

    14. Jay_
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Already took a -12. How's this shaping up?

        Stones, Snodgrass, Coutinho, Lukaku > Alonso, DeRoon, Siggy, Kane

        ---------------------Foster---------------------
        ---------Alonso Holebas Pieters----------
        Sanchez Hazard Firmino Sigurdsson
        -----------Aguero Kane Anichibe----------
        ------------------------------------------------------
        Pickford DeRoon Morgan Amat. 0.5 ITB

        Gw15- Morgan > Ake (leaves 1.3 ITB)
        Gw16- Holebas > Rose or Anichibe > Sakho

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

          Didn't Ake play because they had some injuries etc? or he's nailed?

          1. Jay_
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Not sure tbh. Will look more into it, thanks

          2. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Don't like the playing 3rd striker. I'd downgrade Sanchez or Hazard and upgrade Anichibe.

            1. Jay_
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Thanks, Sakho from gw16 could be great value

            2. Elijah's Wood
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              What about Morgan > Cedric?

          3. Elijah's Wood
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            What are people's thoughts on Aguero now that he scored a few goals, are people still considering selling him for Kane? Aguero still with the chance of rotation whereas Kane is pretty nailed to play every game now they're out of the Champions League, better home games as well

            1. Sharpe Shuffle
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Yeah, still selling for Kane. I think him and Costa can outscore Kun and a cheapie (Austin)

              1. Elijah's Wood
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                This is what im trying to convince myself, though a differential Aguero is the best Aguero! Though i really want Kane and dont want to sacrifice my mids

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

              Selling Lukaku for Kane, then consider selling Aguero in a few GW's for Costa, hopefully after he finally gets his yc ban

              1. Elijah's Wood
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Lol for the last 6 weeks ive been waiting on that 5th yellow, if it didnt happen at Spurs then it wont happen unfortunately

            3. Van der Faart
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              I went for KDB this week and it back fired. Regretting it but I'll see what happens in the next couple of weeks

              1. Elijah's Wood
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                KDB was a very very unfortunate choice this week, no one saw that coming so im guessing that will be his only rest until the new year

            4. John3.16
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Nope. Always been an obvious keep for me. He has the nack of being right place & right time CONSISTENTLY

              1. Elijah's Wood
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Agreed as shown from his goals yesterday, he is one of the best poachers in the league

          4. Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            jeez everyone must be so tightly packed at the mo
            got over 100 gw10...went from 345k to 66k
            2 poor gws droped me back to 214k
            now one okish gw and im at 110k

            like a fricking yoyo

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

              Yoyo like yo what's up my Bro? Hehe

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

            A) Haz Firmino Sanchez Capoue
            Costa Austin Kun

            B) Pedro Firmino Sanchez Redmond
            Costa Tekkers Kun

            C) Haz Firmino Siggy Capoue
            Costa Kane Kun

            D) Haz Firmino Walcott Siggy
            Costa Tekkers Kun

            Choose 1 front 7 and win a prize

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

            Help needed here.

            A) Coutinho to Eriksen for free
            or
            B) Coutinho, Williams, Rondon to de Roon, >5.1 def (Cedric, Holebas, or say who?), Kane for -8 (2nd week in a row)

            Foster Pickford
            Kosc Williams Brunt Pieters Amat
            Hazard Coutinho Firmino Siggy Can
            Aguero Costa Rondon

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

              Eriksen, purely based on form and not doing the -8

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

                Cheers

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

              I could get Barragan instead of Williams and then Can to Zaha next week to be my 4th mid in a plan B.

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

              A

              I would consider Wally too

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

                The plan is to get him instead of Eriksen after GW 17

            4. umerlfc
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              A in this case

            5. Sharpe Shuffle
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Cedric looks good for the next few.

              B

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

                Can would be 4th mid.

                So worth doing -8 again?

                1. Sharpe Shuffle
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 6 months ago

                  Not a great 4th mid but you'll have 3 great strikers so something's got to give.

                  I'm doing Kun to Kan but I know you're a City so you probably won't like that suggestion.

                  I do think Kane and Cedric will pay back 4 points each over the next 3 or 4 games so if you're feeling it, go for it

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

            45k to 16k. We'll pleased 🙂

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

            103,250 --> 25,601 😎

            1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              noice one..........like i say 1 good score at the mo can really rocket you

              1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                tho prepare for the inevitable spring back 😉

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

                  Oh absolutely! Fully expect to be out of the 100k next week after Kane scores a hatty and I decide to go with Costa 😉

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

              Well done 😀

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

                Cheers!

          9. Viper
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            8 green arrows from the last 9 🙂

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

              Well done

            2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              good work

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

              Impressive!

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

              http://prntscr.com/dcigmq Feel better now?

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

                The cream will rise. Keep plugging away 🙂

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

                  It just seems like everything I do is wrong

            5. Jam0sh
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              4 red arrows in a row 🙁

          10. Arteta
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Third red arrow in a row. Gotta bounce back next gameweek!

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

              Forth in a row for me .. but still OR 28k though so I'm happy 🙂

            2. The hope that kills...
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              I've had six red and six green so far. Officially a mental season!

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

            And into the top 1k I go. Thanks Alexis!

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

              What points are you on?

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

            Who do you think is more essential for the coming gameweeks?

            A) Sanchez

            B) Costa

            Appreciate your thoughts!

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

              I'd side with Costa, just. Although next week Sanchez has the better game marginally.

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

              I would have both if possible, however if you can only have one then i recommend having costa as he as only blanked in 2 gws so far and is currently is his best form to date

            3. umerlfc
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              B

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

            Fuchs -> Cedric and
            Coutinho -> Eriksen for -4 or just doing Coutinho -> Eriksen, take the price drop on Fuchs and price rise on Cedric in GW15?

            1. how now brown cow
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              I don't think a -4 on a defender is ever worth it unless it's enabling something else.

              Desperate to get shot of Fuchs and Williams myself, but every week there's another crisis.

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

                Thanks, good points 😉

          14. suddenorgan
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            De Roon for a 4th midfielder is a really dumb idea right?

            1. Beavis
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Yes

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

              I think dumb is a strong word. Clueless probably more appropriate

            3. Sharpe Shuffle
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Good bench fodder. No more than that

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

              Unless you're playing a formation with only 3 starting midfielders.

            5. Larry Legend
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              No its fine... if you plan to play 5-2-3

          15. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Bench one:

            A) Anichebe (LEI)
            B) Moses (mci)

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

              Moses, Leicesters defence has been pathetic as of late and i would bet any team in the prem to score against it

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

                Cheers, that's where i was leaning towards too

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

            A) Aguero and Mane
            B) Costa and Sanchez

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

              B, just

            2. Larry Legend
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              A

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

            Repost.

            Would you guys do Cout to Siggy or Firm? Have Mane.

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

              Firmino

              later you can easly switch to Couthino when he is back

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

                My thoughts exactly.

          18. drughi
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            best midfield pick from 6.7 and down ?

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

              Chadli

          19. Chicken-Mandy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Which option is better?

            Deeney and shaqiri to Austin and Walcott (-8)

            Deeney, shaqiri and Holebas to Anichebe, Sanchez and 3.9 defender (-12)

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

              -8

          20. King Conte
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            absolute abysmal week!34 points with Macauley on the bench just to rub salt in the wounds.Major transfer dealings this week let me tell ya.