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Dugout Discussion – Middlesbrough vs Leicester

Just 24-hours after waving goodbye to Gameweek 19, we’re underway again as the exhausting festive period draws to a close.

In Fantasy terms, we at least appear to be eased into this next round of fixtures.

Middlesbrough host Leicester City in a match-up that, on paper, harbours little interest for Fantasy managers.

Alvaro Negredo and Gaston Ramirez are perhaps the major attacking assets on show, as we get the opportunity to scout their potential ahead of Boro’s kind run of January fixtures.

Given that Middlesbrough have scored just 17 goals from their 19 matches, Aitor Karanka’s defence is perhaps more likely to offer us profit, with Ben Gibson already backed by 9.6% of FPL managers. He starts today but, elsewhere in the Boro rearguard, a knee injury to keeper Victor Valdes keeps him out of action, while George Friend is relegated to the bench having returned to the starting XI at Old Trafford in Gameweek 19.

They are part of five changes made by both Middlesbrough and Leicester, perhaps indication of a turbulent day for the teamsheets.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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

    problem today for kun owners is than We might think that if city has kimmed the game kun won't be subbed in but Pep might give him some game Time for fitness whatever the score is

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      10min cameo 😉

    2. Parm
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I don't know anymore.

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

    I just had to pull the trigger after barely taking any hits all season and playing it safe. Aguero (C) and Stanislas in for a -4, Sigurdsson and Lukaku out. Unless I get lucky I'll have to say goodbye to my 1500 rank.

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Have the Friend owners finally read the rules? Good.

  4. GreatCarragherReef
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Just watched some videos of Gabriel Jesus... Kid looks insane and he's only 19... Already a starter for Brazil and tracks back too, no player in the brazilian league won the ball back in the opponents half more than him. Worrying as a Kun owner!

  5. Sponge-worthy
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    I feel bad for my friend. He used the wc and brought 3 middlesbrough in, valdez, barragan and Gibson. Valdes off and barragan injured...

  6. Penguin
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Why wasn't George freind given a clean sheet yes he came on at 30 mins but he played 60 mins due to the match been 90+7 long

    1. Demí
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Stoppage time has never counted towards the 60 mins rule

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

      Added time make up for stoppages during the game. He played 58 minutes of football.

    3. Penguin
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Well that rue is shocking

  7. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    This has to be a joke... Toby A misses two weeks in a row for me, replaced with Cedric who now misses two weeks in a row for me. And Aguero (c) in for a hit doesn't start.

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

    Pep is the real FPL manager's darling.

    When Kun got suspended, Iheanacho got transferred in by net +224k managers in FPL, but after 57 minutes against Leicester he hasn't played full half of a match in all matches combined since then.

    Now that Aguero returned against Liverpool, Iheanacho net transfers GW17-GW20 have been -200k, and suddenly he starts the GW20 v Burnley at home with Kun on bench.

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

      Why the f am I posting under this article?

  9. 404_FC
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    if it's end

    wba 0 - hull 1

    nyom will get 6 point ?

    1. Nani R U OK? R U OK ? R U O…
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      yep

  10. Evans
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Aguerooooo

  11. punkINdrublic
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Has Ibra even had a shot? Wait there was one in to row Z