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The Dugout Discussion – Spurs vs West Brom

We return from an FA Cup hiatus with an opening fixture that could easily make or break Gameweek 21 for many Fantasy managers.

An in-form Spurs, off the back of five straight victories, will host an equally buoyant West Brom with a cast of major assets on show.

Dele Alli is unquestionably the headline act.

Subject to more than 560,000 transfers in ahead of today’s deadline, there is huge expectation on his shoulders as he bids to maintain form that has seen him fire seven goals in his last four Gameweeks.

Christian Eriksen and Harry Kane look capable of overshadowing even Alli from their supporting roles.

But Kane has been a source of major frustration of late, blanking in his last three White Hart Lane encounters, including plum fixtures with both Burnley and Hull City.

In contrast, Eriksen has been a consistent force by his previous standards. Five double-figure returns from his last eight Gameweeks suggests that he will again be major figure in today’s Baggies clash.

West Brom have their own major Fantasy asset.

Matt Phillips has emerged as a key value target for our five-man midfields, notching seven assists and four goals in his last ten outings; he has been subject to more than 450,000 transfers in since Gameweek 19.

It remains to be seen if he can continue such form against a Spurs backline that has shipped just five goals in 10 home matches.

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

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  1. mad_beer ✅
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Need that Spurs CS. Nervous as anything. I will take an Eriksen goal as well.

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

    I want to feel some pity for West Ham with how their season has gone and now Payet refusing to play.

    Then I remember them bottling the United team bus.

    Lol.

  3. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Vertonghens injury looked very serious for those asking. But you never know

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Nooooo

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

      Looked like he ripped apart every ligament on the outside of his ankle... His full weight went onto it at speed. Ugh...

  4. Venom Snake
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    I thought Dembele was left footed

    1. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      He is

      1. Venom Snake
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        He just tried to score a worldie with his right

  5. HVT
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Would Costa starting be the biggest troll of all time?

    1. Dirty Harry
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      this would be the best thing 😛 but slim chance.

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

      I'd contemplate bombing Sky

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

        Reported

        #seesomethingsaysomething

    3. Sz21
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Nah..cos Kane has done ok (for me at least).

      Maybe for some it would be.

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

      I transfrred him out, and for a hit. But this would be genuinely funny if he did start.

  6. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    If Vertonghen is out for a while do we reckon that would be the end of the 3-5- 2 for them..?

    Will affect Rose/Walker if so..
    As a Walker owner I was enjoying this today up to that injury.

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

      I don't think so, Wimmer and Davies can both cover there.

  7. Top 210 Club
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    This game needs a Phillips goal!

    1. Top 210 Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      An Eriksen goal wouldn't hurt either..

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

        why not both??

        1. Top 210 Club
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          This but mainly need cs gone!

    2. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      A Dele goal too

      1. Top 210 Club
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        why not lol

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

      take any WBA goal atm.

      1. Duffy Dunk
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        how about a walker own goal?

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

    Two assists and 3bps for Eriksen(c) and i dont care what else happens this gw.

    1. Top 210 Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      nicely played sir

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

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

        Ditto. Should've (C)

    3. Clifford☯
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Well Played !

  9. ronty
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Ligaments done for Vert on first time watch

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

    A Phillips goal would mean no GW goal bps, right?

  11. Shirokov(c)
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    How many saves is Foster on now?

    1. The Wise Owl
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      7?

    2. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Television feed just said eight

  12. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Foster with his 72nd save of the match

    1. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      😀

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

    McAuley booked the nightmare might not be over yet for him

  14. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Phillips goal would be great now. /Vert owner

    1. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      True dat.

  15. Venom Snake
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Foster deserves a bap

  16. Ninja Škrtel
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    God bless Eriksen.

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

    Foster

  18. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Need a West Brom goal from anyone except Philips. And no more action from Spurs....

    Seems unlikely...

  19. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Come on Welbz pls..

  20. ronty
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Foster not getting a BAP will be a travesty of the stats machine

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

      He's already rewarded with 3 save points.

  21. Jazz!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    That Alli header to Foster is a save, right? 😀

    1. Venom Snake
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Better be

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

    Time to hold off on Spurs transfers in until more news on Vert and also how they do away to city next week.

    1. Dirty Harry
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      only defense... attacking is open slather

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

        True, they may have to score more now with a less solid defense

  23. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Foster is MoM

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Jaku starts

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

      🙂

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

      Two starting GKs

  25. jam
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Vertongen could make Davies a bargain pick at 4.7?

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

      Davies is a fullback, no? Probably Wimmer if anyone

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

        Though so too, Wimmer not on the bench?

  26. EDEN THE MAN
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Team A

  27. Shirokov(c)
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    One more save please Ben

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

    Burnley: Heaton, Lowton, Keane, Mee, Ward, Hendrick, Marney, Defour, Barnes, Gray, Boyd,
    Subs: Tarkowski (26), Darikwa (27), Flanagan (4), Robinson (17), Kightly (11), Barton (19), Vokes (9)

    Southampton: Forster, Alves Soares, Yoshida, van Dijk, Bertrand, Ward-Prowse, Romeu Vidal, Højbjerg, Tadic, Long, Redmond,
    Subs: Sims (39), Taylor (28), Stephens (24), Clasie (4), Rodriguez (9), Reed (18), Martina (15)

    Hull City: Jakupovic, Maguire, Dawson, Davies, Clucas, Mason, Huddlestone, Robertson, Snodgrass, Hernández, Diomande,
    Subs: Tymon (28), Marshall (23), Livermore (14), Goebel (40), Bowen (29), Niasse (24), Weir (17)

    Bournemouth: Boruc, Smith, Cook, Mings, Daniels, Arter, Surman, Stanislas, Wilshere, Fraser, Afobe,
    Subs: Wilson (13), Federici (23), Gosling (4), King (17), Smith (14), Pugh (7), Ibe (33)

    Sunderland:
    Subs: Honeyman (39), Simões Domingues (12), Embleton (40), Maja (35), Asoro (29), Jones (2), Manquillo (21)

    Stoke City:
    Subs: Given (24), Afellay (14), Imbula (21), Ngoy (45), Muniesa (5), Taylor (42), Bardsley (2)

    Swansea City: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Mawson, Kingsley, Cork, Ki, Dyer, Sigurdsson, Routledge, Llorente,
    Subs: Fer (8), McBurnie (62), Rangel (22), Nordfeldt (13), Fulton (56), van der Hoorn (5), González Tomás (10)

    Arsenal: Cech, de Abreu, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Xhaka, Ramsey, Iwobi, Özil, Sánchez, Giroud,
    Subs: Maitland-Niles (55), Ospina (13), Holding (16), Reine-Adelaide (31), Pérez Martínez (9), Oxlade-Chamberlain (15), Welbeck (23)

    Watford: Gomes, Kaboul, Prödl, Britos, Kabasele, Capoue, Behrami, Holebas, Doucouré, Deeney, Okaka,
    Subs: Zuniga Mosquera (18), Watson (23), Pantilimon (30), Sinclair (19), Cathcart (15), Ighalo (24), Cleverley (8)

    Middlesbrough: Valdés, Chambers, Espinosa Zúñiga, Gibson, Friend, da Silva, de Roon, Leadbitter, Forshaw, Stuani, Negredo,
    Subs: Traoré (37), Clayton (8), Gestede (29), Guzan (12), Downing (19), Fry (22), Fischer (11)

    West Ham United: Randolph, Collins, Reid, Ogbonna, Antonio, Noble, Obiang, Cresswell, Lanzini, Feghouli, Carroll,
    Subs: Fletcher (24), Quina (36), Calleri (28), San Miguel del Castillo (13), Byram (22), Oxford (35), Fernandes (31)

    Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Ward, Tomkins, Dann, Delaney, McArthur, Ledley, Townsend, Cabaye, Puncheon, Benteke,
    Subs: Kelly (34), Fryers (19), Lee (14), Remy (8), Speroni (1), Schlupp (31), Flamini (4)

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

      Jakupovic returns from the dead!!

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

        I started him!

        1. The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          😀

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

      Giroud!

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Nice work, as always

    4. The Wise Owl
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Honeyman (39) hehe

    5. Sz21
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      beautiful Giroud..

      How the hell do u do this tho so fast..

    6. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Fail

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

      Giroud starts and my Sanchez(c) not looking as good. 🙁

    8. Cojiro
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Luv u

    9. A.T
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      No Sunderland or Stoke

    10. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Stoke Sunderland missing...only subs listed

    11. Haggis
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Amat not even on the bench

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

    I started Jakupovic

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

    Sunderland Stoke blanks 🙁