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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. AFC49
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Coutinho and Lukaku dropping tonight?

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

      Very very likely

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Yep think so

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

      Yep

      Kane and 8.1 for me

      1. AFC49
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Kane and 8.9 for me. Thinking maybe Siggy and save the rest.

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

    Best Midfield

    8.1 and below?

    Cheers

    1. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I'm thinking of punting on Alli as also got Sigurdsson. Walcott is my other option.

  3. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Repost sorry:

    Please help?

    A. Lukaku+Coutinho > Kane+Pedro (got Siggy already)?

    B. Likelihood of Heaton returning at the weekend?

    Thank you all

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Costa+Alli

      Or

      Kane+Pedro

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

    Did a comparison of Eriksen and Kane for the last two GW in the member area.
    The result was interesting!

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

      I never really take Eriksen's stats seriously. He's one of those stats beasts that rarely produces

    2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I reckon!!!

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

      Kane on penalties.
      End of.

  5. Legomane
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Simple Q:

    A. Dele Alli
    B. Christian Eriksen

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

      B

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

      do you really want to go there? Honestly neither has impressed at all this season

    3. JIM BOB
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      A easily for me.

      Eriksens last goal was in March!!

      1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        It was yesterday Cobber

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

          😆

        2. JIM BOB
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          You knew what I meant... 😉

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

        Scores in patches though

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

      C. Paul Pogba

    5. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      A

  6. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Pickford Jak
    Koscielny Walker McAuley Lovren Amat
    Sanchez Coutinho Firmino Siggy Allen
    Kun Lukaku Diomande
    1ft and 0.8 itb.
    A) Coutinho&Lukaku to Hazard&Austin for a hit? (both dropping!)
    B) Cout to Pedro now and get Costa next week for Lukaku

  7. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Dropped 208k in 3 wks.
    I'm fuched boys. Absolutely fuched.

    Dropped like a stone in my MLs this wk with a 45. All behind me in the high 60s.

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

      First time outside the 100k since GW1 for me this week, don't understand what I've done wrong the last 4/5 weeks

      1. Crab Bap
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        No one...

  8. French Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Everyone jumping on the sigurdson train - makes me laugh.

    He is a great player on set pieces but he still plays for a relegation side regardless of favorable fixtures.

    Those of you dropping cout for him and have no pool cover are absolutely mad

    1. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      He still gets points though and has sweet fixtures.

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

      150+ pts last two seasons. And they were hardly setting the league on fire.

      Solid choice imo. And they have mint fixtures after next week.

      Happy to have got him at 7.2.

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

      he is in an amazing form.
      fantastic fixs after spurs too.
      he is their only hope.

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

      would you say the same for defoe?

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

        This.

        You pick the player not the team, especially when he's their focal point.

        Austin got loads of goals for QPR when they were bloody hopeless.

  9. Crab Bap
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Best midfielder for 6.3?

  10. JIM BOB
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Best option til Xmas?

    A) Alonso, Siggy, 9m striker

    B) 4.8 def, Snod/Zaha, Costa

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

      A definitely

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

    Cech, Cout, Redmond, Deeney, Luk
    to
    Forster, Sigyg, Wally, Austin, Kane

    For -12.

    Is that crazy?

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

      I quite like it actually

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

      Yes because the -12 is unnecessary. Can easily take a -4 and just make some of the other moves in subsequent weeks.

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

        Yeah I'm thinking that.

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

      4 definite upgrades, each one worth a -4 -- you should profit in the long run.

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

        Better to do -4 and -4 though?

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

          If you can, that makes sense -- play the fixtures for each move that doesn't require immediate funds.

          I went -4 last week and -8 just now, knowing I was going to use my Anichebe windfall to remake my team.

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

            Makes sense dude, cheers.

            Good luck.

    4. Carlton P
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      No just do it, all look like good moves and improves your team massively
      See my -12 below, I've never even gone -8 before!

  12. AF90
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Took a -4 to get Lukaku in for Swansea game....now considering a -4 to get him out!

  13. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Going to treat the next two fixtures for Kane as a "test" for him. If he passes I'll bring him in for his subsequent home fixtures and perhaps captain him.

    Aguero is proven so I'll keep him for now 😀

  14. Carlton P
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Have I really just took a -12?!!
    Fuchs > chambers
    Coutinho > Sanchez
    Lukaku > Costa
    Giroud > Kane
    Leaves me with
    Foster l Pickford
    Chambers l holebas l cedric l Evans l Amat
    Hazard l Firmino l Sanchez l siggy l wallcott
    Kane l Costa l diomande

    1. Carlton P
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      This follows my transfer of kun > giroud this week, think my head has fell off!!!

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

        Unlucky man, I considered this.

    2. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Chambers? Might as well have got Cedric

      1. Carlton P
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Already had him!

  15. F4L
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    A - Mane in a (3-5-2)
    or
    B - Kane in a (3-4-3)?

    Would take a -8 to get Kane in, currently have Mane...

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

      -8? No brainer to go Mane then

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        even considering Kane is such a good captaincy option in the next few GWs?

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

          Liverpool have BOU, WHM, MID, which is pretty favourable in itself.

          Best compromise, if you want it, is to get in Alli IMO. He will definitely play all the fixtures barring some catastrophic performance, and is just as good a cut-price option as Kane when they're paired together on the pitch

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

    Who won, Polygamists or Jamaicans??

  17. AFC49
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Lukaku > Kane, Coutinho > Siggy? (2 FT's)

    1. Carlton P
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      100%

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

      Just did the same

  18. Frank Black
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Wow, Manè and Pedro really are home boys, huh?

    Manè: 12 points against Leicester(H), 7 points against Hull(H), 12 points against WBA(H), 13 points against Watford(H) and 6 points against Sunderland(H). Only scored points(7) in one away game(season opener with Arsenal).

    Pedrò: 1 assist and 4 points against Burnley(H), 6 points against Leicester(H), 13 points against United(H), 16 points against Everton(H) and 7 points against Spurs(H); zero points in away games.

    Definitely not encouraging for their next four fixtures.

    1. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I read that wrong haha. Thought you mean homeboys as in friends.

      1. Frank Black
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Not "homiieeesss".

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

    Former FPL winner had a great week, finished 2nd in LMS

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/43889/event/13

    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Captain Aguerovic.

      Didnt even captain Aguero.

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

    sterling couti lukaku frazer campbell out walcott de roon kane austin in ...thoughts ?
    also walcott or sigurdsson ? no other arsenal cover

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

      Sounds very pricey on the points front... Stagger those moves across a few gameweeks and save the -8/-12 you're looking at

  21. Well I Never
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Team
    Pickford jakupovic
    lovren holebas fuchs amat nyom
    sanchez firm cout arnie fletcher
    benteke aguero lukaku

    1. Lukaku, cout, fuchs to Austin, Hazard, rose
    or
    2. Lukaku, cout, fuchs to Kane, Pedro/Siggy, cedric

    1 or 2 or anything else, what do ya's think?

  22. Kizza_10
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Lukaku out for who ?

    A. Costa

    B. Kane

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

      If you don't have Chelsea cover, definitely Costa as his hit rate is as good as Mahrez's last year 85% currently.

      Otherwise probably Kane, but it's a coin toss.

  23. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    I'm doing Giroud ---> Kane, but need to make 1 other move which frees up 0.8m.

    Foster. Pickford
    Fuchs, Brunt, Holebas, Pieters, Amat
    Hazard, Mane, Firmino, Wally, Capoue
    Aguero, Giroud, Austin

    Where do I get the 0.8m from? Really struggling to see where to get it from, except getting rid of one of Mane/Firm for Siggy...

    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Fuchs?

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

        I feel like that would leave my defence incredibly light and rubbish if I downgrade him to a 4.6. If anything, I'd use the extra funds from downgrading say Mane, to do Fuchs to Alonso the following week and improve my defence

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

      Tough call to be getting rid of Mane/Firm ahead of BOU, whilst knowingly getting in Siggy who will probably get 2 points/bench....

      Walcott out to someone cheaper?

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

      Fuchs out?

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

        See above

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

      Mane to Siggy and upgrade Fuchs next week...

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

    Is Chadli set to start next week?

  25. Kaneyonero
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Took a -8 to have this lot. Gtg?

    Foster
    PvA Walker Brunt
    Hazard Sanchez Firmino Allen
    Kun Kane (c) Anichebe

    Subs: Jaku Zaha Amat Kingsley

    Still unsure between Zaha and Anichebe

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

    Considering the following transfers: Koscielny, Aguero, Allen out Cedric, Sanchez, Costa in for -12
    Team woud look like this:

    Heaton (Jaku)
    Cedric, McAulay Alonso (Coleman Amat)
    Firmino Siggurson Hazard Sanchez (Fletcher)
    Austin Costa Kane

    Yay or Nay?

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

      Nah

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

    Coutinho & Lukaku -> Walcott & Kane (c) -4

    Only my 2nd 4 point hit of the season.

    Look good?

    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      My moves but with no hit

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

    Double up Kane with Alli/Eriksen or "cover" Arsenal with Walcott.
    (My ML is infested with Sanchez)

    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      "Cover"

      Eriksen one goal since march in the Prem

      Alli needs monitoring

  29. Mancunian
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    2 FTs
    Kosc > Lovren
    Lukaku > Kane

    Tonight before price changes or wait ?

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

      Sensible move is to wait with midweeks due, but not many on here would agree with that caution!

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

        I would love to be sensible but later down the line that extra 0.1 or 0.2 might make a difference. Hmmm

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

      Tonight. I woud also pick Cedric in stead of Lovren.

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

        Is he nailed on? He missed a few games couple of weeks ago. Unless that was due to injury?

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

    The amount of "good fortune" Barcelona get from referees is a joke