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Dugout Discussion – Wednesday

The festive fixture list finally draws to its conclusion this evening as Tottenham Hotspur welcome Chelsea to White Hart Lane at 8pm.

Four of the top seven captains for Gameweek 20 – Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Alexis Sanchez, Sergio Aguero and Romelu Lukaku – have already found the net earlier in the week.

The remaining three, Diego Costa, Eden Hazard and Harry Kane, have it all to do, then, with Costa the most popular of that trio – 11.6% have backed the Spain international, compared to Hazard (4.7%) and Kane’s 2.8%.

Costa, certainly, has been the more impressive of the Chelsea pair on his travels – the Spain international has scored eight away goals compared to Hazard’s two.

Yet the league leaders won’t have it easy – Spurs boast the tightest home defence in the top-flight, with just five goals against in front of their own fans.

Chelsea, meanwhile, have been similarly resilient, conceding just one goal in six away matches since Antonio Conte switched to a 3-4-3 set-up.

Nonetheless, many Fantasy managers will be keeping a keen eye on Kane along with Deli Alli and Christian Eriksen, with the fixtures set to smile kindly on Spurs from Gameweek 21 onwards.

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  1. Lizard Lips
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Frustrated Eriksen Kane Hazard owner here.

    1. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah, I guess Haz and Erik have been close. I own both as well.

  2. Teahupo'o
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Bowyer Dyer 2.0

  3. BananaNose Maldonado
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Eriksen is class. On all set pieces too. I'll gladly keep him over switching to Alli.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      i'd still prefer Alli imo

      1. BananaNose Maldonado
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Fair enough. I was just surprised by people considering Eriksen to Alli. Not much between them, I suppose, but I like having the one on set pieces.

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          yeah there's plus's to each in different aspects i guess, if i had eriksen though i wouldn't be doing the sideways switch.

    2. liiusions
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I feel most who did Eriksen->Theo for a hit a couple of week ago hadn't been watching Spurs play. Been very good the last month or so

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I might double up if Hazard doesn't start earning his keep

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Imagine if Alli had set pieces and pens

    5. BananaNose Maldonado
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Or Eriksen can just assist Alll 🙂

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

    ROFL Costa well pissed with Pedro

  5. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    David Luiz needs to stop taking free kicks.

    1. Jay_
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Alonso turn next

      • Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        This, cringey

      • walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Oscar used to be the guy, and he was better at this part of the job.

    2. Bleach †
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      And yet they still let David Luiz take freekicks 😀 😀

      1. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Extraordinary

        Worse than me

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

      Alonso needs to have a word with David!

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

      Alonso is a differential for me, though closest rival has Cahill and Courtois so only really damage limitation unless he scores...

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

        That is why you have Alonso. If they concede, he is the best set to still get points!

    5. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Vert feeling the pressure

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

      That is why Luiz is in my team

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Cos you can't afford Azpi or Alonso?

      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        What? Free kicks into row z?

      3. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Cos the higher the kick goes over the bar, the more points you get. Of course!

      4. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        lol, and why's that?

      5. liiusions
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        For them - BPS for skying every free kick?

    7. Davidinho
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Cracking game so far. How is Luiz still on free kicks though?

    8. Dimen
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Costa looking ripe for a yellow or red. I accidentally left him as captain this week, didn't know GW started monday..

      1. Les Bleus
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        A casual on FFS!? 😯

        1. andymck
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          And yet he's probably ranked above most of us...

          1. Dimen
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Well you don't have to be a casual to forget that the next gameweek starts the day after the last game from the gameweek before. And yes I'm most certainly ranked above you.

    9. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Verthongen passing to where a normal LB is stood not realising his LB plays as left forward.

    10. Clump
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Decent game this.

    11. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Matic's boot dead

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

      Bertrand wouldn't have passed to Costa there. 😉

    13. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hmmmmm.....

    14. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Haz - 50 goals and 32 assists in 137 PL games = 346 non-appearance points in 137 PL games = 2.5 non-appearance pts per game. Pretty good.

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

        Plus he's a BAP magnet, and he took an entire season off.

      2. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        His last 7 since I bought are rubbish

        1. Crow
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Hahaha, got him 3-4 weeks ago and he is doing well! Players can't double digit haul every game..

    15. Kaneyonero
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

      1. Jakarta
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yup

      2. Davidinho
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Middlesbrough v Leicester was zzzzzz. This one's bubbling up nicely imo

    16. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      dirty buggers playing tonight

    17. Jay_
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Fat Alan from love, honour and obey on the Spurs bench

      • Guy Demel
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Rose playing higher than Kane

      • Postman Ty
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Why is Rose being treated on the pitch?

        1. Bleach †
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          What would be the obvious answer?

          1. Postman Ty
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            treat him on the sideline...

      • Syd.
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Pedro needs to get hooked

        Willian needs brought on

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Agree. Can't be arguing with Costa.

      • Mr Arsenal
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Conte's bus is a double decker. Have they crossed the half way line yet?

      • Bubz
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Looking like a bad game to have 3 attackers in

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Giroud owners were saying something similar when Arsenal were 3-0 down yesterday.

          1. Bubz
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Not really the same. This is the two best defences in the league and Chelsea are pretty much bus parking and counter attacking

        2. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I have 3 and a defender from each side.

          All angles covered...I WILL get some kind of points out of this!

        3. Les Bleus
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Agree. Hopefully having Cahill will soften the blow a bit.

          1. Les Bleus
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            And as soon as I say that 🙁

            1. Business Cat
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Have some yellow!

      • Crow
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Costa, Hazard, Alli and Alonso

        Someone, anyone score

        1. makaveli123
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Alonso OG hopefully

          1. Crow
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Nice jinx bruv

      • Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Ah the familiar disappointment of fpl

        1. Dynamo Chicken
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Hello old friend

          1. The Overthinker
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            You sound like don Maroni

      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Costa making sure someone else in Row Z gets a ball, nice lad!

      • Paul
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Damnnn just noticed Terry in the crowd behind Conte on the article pic 😛

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

          Pogba too.

          1. Paul
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            lol