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The Dugout Discussion – Saturday

After Chelsea’s dramatic win at the Etihad, there are five 3pm kick-offs to keep us ticking over.

Harry Kane carries the armband hopes of many Fantasy Premier League managers for Gameweek 14 – the Spurs forward earned 32% of the Captain Poll votes against a Swansea outfit that have conceded at three times in four of their six matches under Bob Bradley.

Second only to Kane for transfers up front since last week’s deadline, Southampton’s Charlie Austin travels to a Palace defence that have been breached in all 13 Gameweeks so far.

Jermain Defoe also earned plenty of new owners ahead of Sunderland’s home encounter with Leicester. The top value forward in FPL, he faces a defence that have conceded 16 times on their travels – no side have shipped more.

All three forwards have the chance to stake a claim as our Sergio Aguero replacement, in light of the City striker’s dismissal earlier today.

Over in the midlands, West Brom’s Matt Phillips looks to continue the form that has racked up two goals and three assists in the last three Gameweeks as Watford roll up to the Hawthorns.

Back from a one-match ban, Stoke’s Joe Allen is only named amongst the subs against a Burnley side that have conceded at least three times in all but one of their away matches.

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  1. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Walker looking like he might steal a bap

  2. beleketeplek
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Can or Moses for 5th mid?

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      No.

    2. Manbatius
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      For me it depends what Liverpool/Chelsea players you already own. I slightly prefer Moses, but if you say had Hazard/costa and no liverpool. I would then consider Can

  3. darthwader
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Palace vs Soton was a shocker

  4. tisza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Fuchs to Spurs defender or a 2nd Chelsea defender?

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Depends if you want to go without One of Hazard or Costa.

    2. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Spurs. Alderweireld return will make tgem more CS friendly.

      1. weaver93
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        this...............

  5. Londoner_FPL
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Pickford/foster
    Fuchs/holebas/peiters/nyom/McCauley

    Firm/haz/sig/red/wally

    Aggy/tekkers/anichebi

    A) Aggy + tekkers - > Costa + Kane - 4

    B) Aggy + ani + Fuchs (dropping) - > Costa + Kane + def (ward?) - 8

  6. Swan - Villa Proud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Kun-> Costa for me assuming all is well with him. If it's not, who's next up? Defoe? Ibra? Nacho? Already have Kane

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Benteke

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

      Defoe or Ibra

      But Costa is fine 🙂

  7. goneill79
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Looking like 93 after bonus added.-4 for Kane & Eriksen paid off huge.Triple (c) Kane too.

    1. Tansey
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Wow. Ballsy Triple (C) move paid off nice one

    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Well played

    3. GreenArrows
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Nice one, risk vs reward!

    4. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Link?

      1. goneill79
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        How do update it?

    5. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Great score well done

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

      wow nice triple

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

    James Collins playing. Sanchez cappers rejoice

  9. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Swansea were absolutely awful.

    And as for Bravo 😆

    1. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      And as for Otamendi

    2. CABAYE4
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Not sure why Bravo's getting the blame for the centre backs incompetence.

      Not much he could have done about any of the goals.

      1. CABAYE4
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Otamendi was at fault for both of the first two and both Stones and Kolarov didn't exactly cover themselves in glory.

      2. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Hart did better with centre backs of a comparable incompetence.

        1. CABAYE4
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Hart had Kompany in front of him most of the time.

          Hart wouldn't have made a difference to any of those goals today.

  10. Dont give a fuchs
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Costa running when the fight started is enough evidence he is okay 😀

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

      Haha yep

  11. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Omg, predicted rank so far is up from 383k to 49k.

    1. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      That's what probably happens when you have 60 pts more than average. 🙂

    2. Thiga
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Huge leap! Well done. Link?

        1. Thiga
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          With 2 to play 😉 Nicely done

          1. Dušan Citizen
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Ty 🙂 There is a chance for 100 also 😀

  12. Pariße
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Kane triple rise and Kun triple drop seem inevitable this week, unless any protections are placed? Not too familiar with rules about those.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Kun will struggle to drop 0.2

      1. Pariße
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Well, that's just like your opinion, man...

  13. Grand Thibauto
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Pedro+Morgan to Hazard+Taylor? Pull the trigger? Money tied up.

    1. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Nial Taylor?

      1. Grand Thibauto
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Yep. No one else in that price bracket. Probably Ake

  14. MTPockets
      7 years, 5 months ago

      On Kane vs Ibra - according to fpldiscovery starting fwd stats (top 10k) were 21.2% vs less than 8.3% respectively.
      https://fpldiscovery.wordpress.com/2016/12/03/1617-gw14-team-selection-and-stats/

    • Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Anichebe triple (c) next gw!

    • weaver93
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      thinking of a punt on Kelechi to replace Austin...

      Kun to Kane - for a -4

      Yay or Nay?????

      front 7 of

      Sanchez,Hazard, Firmino,Fer..

      Kane,Costa, Kelechi

      1. Rider on the Storm
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        i'm not sur kalechi is worth -4

        1. Odikostar
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          this, sotton at home is a different story

        2. weaver93
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          i will captain Kane to offset the 4...

          I think Kelechi will get a lot of good service...

    • Licious Lizard
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Worth doing Aguero -> Ibra tonight to for price changes?

      1. Pinatta
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        You own Costa and Kane?

        Would wait Ibra could get injured..

        1. Licious Lizard
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Only Kane, but need to try something different at this point.

          Cheers

      2. weaver93
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        wait, you never know , he might get carded or injured...

    • Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Does FFF take hits into account when calculating your predicted rank? I can't see it displayed at all

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Don't think so

      2. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        If you reload after the deadline then yes

    • Pinatta
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Little sneaky high five to all the dare devils who make Eriksen captain like me 😉

      #onlysingwhenyourewinning

    • Rider on the Storm
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      costa was alright when he leaved the pitch?
      i have got to leave kun+allen tonite for costa+siggy

      1. Odikostar
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        he'll be alright

    • liiusions
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Aguero+Kane owners. Are you doing Aguero->Costa tonight to beat the rise/drop or waiting full news of the Costa 'injurý'?

      1. Licious Lizard
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Same question, although I think I am punting on Zlatan 🙂

      2. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Done it already

      3. davies
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Tonight - Costa is fine.

      4. Rider on the Storm
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        costa injury?
        merde

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

        Doing it tonight. Costa's a warrior. He'll play next week

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

          *Austin to Costa for me

    • Kaneyonero
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Kun to Benteke good for free?

      1. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Eh, it's not all sunshine and rainbows owning Benteke, especially with United and Chelsea in the next two and Arsenal soon to follow

    • weaver93
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Will Aguero play against Celtic on Weds???
      now he is banned from EPL...

    • Tansey
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      RP: Where did Brunt play today?

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

        Left mid

      2. Z
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        RM

    • Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      74 from 8 post BAPs.

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        😮 geez, that's excellent Jazz, well played.....nearly three times what I have 😆

      2. Kurtinho
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Nice work! 74 from 7 here 😉

    • Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      There must be some monster scores on here today?

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Look up-

      2. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        There is just as many horror story's about

    • potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Finally, a captain pick that paid off.

      Didn't see the match..is Eriksons first goal going to stand?

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        No. Eriksons first goal won't stand.

    • 8ball
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      repost -

      eriksen or walcott?

    • FALCAO & MOU
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Those planning to take out Austin, get your head straight, he is 6.9, won't score every week, and has the best fixtures, and is in pretty good form. Unless you got a lot of money from Aguero which you want to invest in a forward, don't take him out. He will punish you.

    • Karan14
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Alexis Sanchez gone off the pitch during warm up.

      1. FALCAO & MOU
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Wtf?

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

        What now?