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The Dugout Discussion – Everton vs Manchester United

After Liverpool’s second-half collapse in a seven-goal thriller at the Vitality Stadium, we now make our way to Goodison Park as Everton entertain Manchester United in the 4pm kick-off.

With five goals in as many outings across all competitions, Zlatan Ibrahimovic carries the hopes of many Fantasy managers heading into this one.

Up against a defence with one clean sheet in nine, the Red Devils’ frontman was the second most captained player in Gameweek 14 with just over 13.1% of Fantasy Premier League managers handing him the armband.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Anthony Martial are rewarded with starts after both excelled in the midweek cup win against West Ham.

The Toffees recent downturn in form saw over 231,000 FPL managers part company with Romelu Lukaku last week alone – only Philippe Coutinho was subject to more transfers out ahead yesterday’s deadline.

Now down to 9.5 in price, the big Belgian has netted just once in the last five Gameweeks compared to six goals in his first seven appearances.

Nonetheless, with United managing just two shut-outs in the previous 10 league matches, Ronald Koeman’s side will be optimistic of getting back amongst the goals today.

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  1. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Send Jose to the stands now we do better when he is not on the touch line

  2. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Some great games so far this weekend

    Hopefully this one has plenty of Lukaku goals in it

  3. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    C'mon Ibra, Everton and not Lukaku! 😀

  4. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    I am here

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      We will recall the search party

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Nah they need to keep looking for Firmino......

        1. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Only a fool would captain him 🙁

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Oh no you didn't, did you Syd?

            1. Syd.
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              It was a toss up between him and Eriksen

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Cheer up Syd, atleast you didn't captain Austin over Sanchez....

  5. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Considering dropping Austin.

    Koscielny+Austin to Cedric+Costa/Ibra(-4)?

    Thanks.

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

    Hope Zlatan or Mkhi give us some new headaches

  7. Ziro
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Coleman hatty and CS please.

  8. For Fuchs Sake
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Pickford Grant
    Lovren Pieters Holebas Amat McAuley
    Walcott Firmino Hazard Siggy Capoue
    Kane Austin Aguero

    Thoughts? 0.5 ITB Choice between Costa and Sanchez, Kun to Costa or Walcott to Sanchez and Kun to Defoe/Tekkers etc..

  9. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    8m mid , Siggy still the best bet ?

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yep

  10. Jay_
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Ownerships above 10%

      Everton defence total 22%
      Lukaku 27.5%
      United defence 42% (DDG 36%)
      Ibra 26%

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Ferk

      2. Optimus.
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Dead teams

    • bojack
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      34 goals in eight games. Clean sheets just not happening in the PL this year 😀

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Welll Jones is playing CB in this game....trend set to continue then!

    • Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      who will score more?

      KDB (A) Leicester
      Hazard (H) Westbrom

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Kev

      2. Smoky Johnson
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        1 pen each.

    • Neeskens Under Matip
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Can someone tell the the sky producer to stop showing closeups of feet, heads or the ball please?

    • Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      United fixtures turning good soon

      Scouting Valencia , mata & Myki

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Sturridge is made of corn flakes, so very.

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Reply fail to question below.

    • BobB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      How Sturridge-proof is OrigI until Coutinho returns?

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Hard to drop him as long as he turns up on the score sheet

    • camarozz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Made a balls of my season. Was sitting pretty top ML, 3rd in another. 215k rank.

      And its all gone to Fuch. Iv taking -20 in hits last 4 gws. Dropped outside 500k aftr today and 7the and 9th in MLS.

      Don't know wat to do. Worst slump in a season ever and this my 7th season.

      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Stop taking hits to try and fix things.

      2. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Sometimes its harder to maintain a rank than it is to climb back up. I usually start poorly and then fly up the rankings, this season started well but in last 5ish GWs gone from 27K to just outside 100K...

    • Chicken-Mandy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      100 points behind in my mini league... realistically can i still catch him?

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Easily

      2. tokara
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Yes i done it before in my first season agst veterans 😉

      3. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Yes but you will need a few diffs and be brave enough to armband them i suggest start with Siggy captain next week

    • HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      No way Lukaku is staying at Everton for one more year.

      His next club will be ?

      A) PSG

      B) Man utd

      C) Arsenal

      D) Man City

      E) Any other ?

      1. Camp No No
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        PSG and ManU are good bets. Mou loves the market, although not the Lukaku, and PSG have already announced they are looking for another top striker to give real competition to Cavani. Arsenal and City, I don't think so.

      2. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Not good enough for Arsenal

        1. Leaf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Or city

        2. HurriKane
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          on his day he cant destroy any defence. at everton he doesnt get the service his talent deserves

          1. Leaf
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            He can

            Don't think he's a good enough footballer to suit city or Arsenal

    • tokara
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Is emre can a good coverage from Pool?

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Nailed on license to shoot on sight dam right he is

    • Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      How is that not a yellow?

      1. Champione
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        unbelievable

      2. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Refs can be very inconsistent at times

    • arsms
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Worth doing Lukaku -> Costa if i already have Hazard?

      1. Joggers Nipple
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        yes

    • Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Hoping the game ends 1-1 and mikhi and some low end everton player are the scorers

    • vickyz r3d d3vil$ !!!
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Excerpts from What Fans Are Saying article..

      " Bournemouth fans like their chances against Liverpool. They believe it will be a high scoring game and a few believe they can even win.....They see a high scoring draw mainly...."

      "Some fans though want Roberto Firmino to stay central because he has apparently been poor playing on the left wing for Liverpool so far."

      These articles are real worthy...thanks BS

      1. 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Seriously good article.

      2. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Defo getting rid of Firminho post WHU if its my only transfer for Eriksen.

    • Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      That's a straight red all day

      1. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        For any other team

    • Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      That should be a red card

      Shocking challenge

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Probably should have been a red alright to be fair

    • Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Oliver having a mare

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Challenging Anthony Taylor for the worse performance of the weekend

    • Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Thats a red

    • Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Thoughts on the following for -8 or do i juts do the first 2 transfers for -4

      Firmino to Can
      Wilson to Costa
      KDB to Hazard

      1. Ohhh Shola Ameobi
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I think I'm going to stick with KDB for the next GW at least, take a look at his form last time Aguero was suspended. 13 points against United, then 14 against Bournemouth.

        Costa seems to be more consistent than Hazard at the moment in terms of Chelsea points as well.

    • Bubz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Absolutely blatant red. Ridiculous.

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Dear god, how is that not red?

      Mourinho to pipe up?