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Dugout Discussion – Bournemouth vs Swansea

Saturday’s events conclude on the south coast as Bournemouth host Swansea City at the Vitality Stadium.

It’s a fitting finale for Fantasy managers, who will have keen interest in several key assets who promise another round of returns.

Josh King will be the headline act following his Gameweek 28 exploits that brought an 18-point return. More than 221,000 FPL managers swooped for the Norwegian ahead of today’s contest, with another 20,000 going so far as to hand him the armband.

But the Swans boast their own major assets, as Gylfi Sigurdsson looks to return points once again: he’s provided a goal or an assist in eight of his nine outings under Paul Clement.

Meanwhile, Fernando Llorente is fit to lead the attack for the Welsh club as he bids to reward a flood of new owners that arrived prior to Gameweek 28. More than 116,000 sold the Spanish striker ahead of this evening’s game following his one-point return and early exit at Hull City last weekend

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

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  1. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Kingy

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Go off Kings 🙂

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Autocorrect fail

  2. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    King would have got 3 baps from the man in the stand and rightly so

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

      #bringbackthemaninthestand

  3. Harper (No more Penandes)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Decent enough return from King

  4. Werkself
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    2 Baps for King. Will it hold?

    1. VFORVANDETA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yes.

  5. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    i really put the curse on teams.................cheers siggy and lorente

  6. JogaSemmedo
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    So going Antonio & Llorente over King and Carroll not paid off.

    Llorente to Gabiaddini makes complete sense right?

  7. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Thanks, Joshua 🙂

  8. VFORVANDETA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    If im Wc this week.Should i buy Valencia for Baines before rises tonight?

    1. Crow
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah
      You could buy him first, wait for news and if he gets injured play wc and get him out

    2. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I'm getting Walker I think. Valencia is another good option though.

    3. VFORVANDETA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks.buy player who will rise and after int break just wc.

  9. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez's right ankle is in "an absolutely terrible state" and he may have ligament damage, says manager Arsene Wenger.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39317475

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

      There'll be war if Chile call him up & he gets even more injured & misses a few weeks because of it... Not good for Arsenal

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        If he's hurt, Chile won't want him.

    2. dhamphiir
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Should have sub him at half time

    3. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      So why did he play him 2nd half?

      1. MTPockets
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Sanchez insisted, apparently.

        • Cars and Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Wenger is a wimp

      2. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Would never wish injury on any player apart from Jack Wilshere, but that's absolute karma getting the Arsenal fans back for their horrendous attitude towards Wenger

        1. Oi! Shadders!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          What a ridiculous notion. How does this pay Arsenal fans back?

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

      Jordan Ibe

    5. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      You just can't sell Llorente ahead of (H) to Boro.

      You really can't

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Rondon 2.0 😛

        1. Ha.
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          0.1

        2. Differentiator
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Now I look more closely, you just CAN'T sell Llorente before Sunderland in GW37

      2. KingNidge
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        True

      3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        i can and i will.....HUFF! 🙁

      4. MTPockets
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I will.

        • The Wise Owl
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Gab may make my decision against Spurs.

        • Stats Don\'t Lie
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I can and I will for gabbiadini

        • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Yep he has 1 more game for me

        • Somalion
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I'll probably keep but Clement needs to realise whatever stupid sh*t he tried today doesn't work.

        • Individual
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Out for Gabs. I have Siggy too and will keep Kun after the arsenal performance

      5. Garlana
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Smug alert, double Bournemouth clean sheet... Daniels and boruc....It's been a long time coming.

        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Think of all the pain you went through to get here.

          1. Garlana
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Yeh, a long time ago they had a good fixture run...Had king too so went well

        2. Yank Revolution
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Props!

      6. Sims
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        58 points so far enough to take me into top 10k from 11k?

        Avg is very high. 56 I think

        1. Ha.
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Computer says no

        2. Crow
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          No. Not unless you have like 5 players playing tomorrow

          1. Sims
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Only sane mane alli

            1. Sims
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Plus 2 brunt points

        3. The Big Fella
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Wasn't that high pre-Swansea match. 29 or something somebody said. I am on 85 anyway.

        4. Van der Faart
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I've got 72. FFFIX has me just inside top 10k from 16k if that's any sort of guide?

        5. Hooky
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Red arrow incoming

      7. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Anyone got a link to Matk's team?

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Yes, cheers...

      8. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Why won't Siggy go to a better club? Such a waste of talent.

        1. Crow
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Are swansea that bad though

        2. Somalion
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          He did. Then he sat on the bench. Then he rejoined Swansea.

        3. Netley Lucas
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          He will.

      9. Ridcully
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Disappointing that Sigurdsson did not get anything but great Gameweek otherwise.

      10. VFORVANDETA
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        First Siggy blank after (7 13 6 6 5 5).Not complain.

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          2 blanks in 9. Nothing to worry about at all.

        2. Konig Luther
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          just when i decide to make him captain

      11. Sims
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Middlesbrough is one of the best team defensively in the league

        No reason to keep Llorentem gone from my team

        1. Cars and Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Not away from home they aren't.

          1. Sims
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            16 goals conceded on the road

            1. Cars and Mané
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Conceded fifth most shots in the box in the league

              1. Sims
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 1 month ago

                It's the goals that count

                1. Cars and Mané
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  7 years, 1 month ago

                  Aye. You do you.

      12. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        59 with only Mane, Coutinho and P.Jones to come (Baines 1st sub)

        I don't think it will be good enough to make the members cup.

        1. sminkypinky
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Sure it will.

          1. bitm2007
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Depends on how many entries

      13. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Top 1k average after bonus points according FFFix is 58

      14. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        About 80 with baps and only Mane and lol Stones tomorrow. I am off to start building a self catering apartment behind the couch.

        1. Stupendous
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Mane could get 4 and give you a 100 pt week

          1. Albrightondknight
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Stones gets 16 easy 🙂

            1. Stupendous
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              You'd take a 116 pt week I'm sure

          2. Albrightondknight
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Sorry you meant goals not points. That's glass half full for sure.

            1. Stupendous
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Yes ffs 4 goals against us

        2. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          -4

      15. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Is 76(-4) going to be enough for FFS Cup qualification? 🙁 Only Kun and Coutinho left.

        1. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Good chance

        2. Cars and Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Probably

        3. Parm
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Easily.

        4. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          ta

      16. Jambot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        If spurs make the cup final next year will it be at Wembley with a group and none of us know the answer

      17. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        54 with Mane Alli Firmino and Aguero (c) to go. I'll take it!

        1. MTPockets
            7 years, 1 month ago

            55 + Sane, Aguero, Alli. So will I after last week.

        2. Dirty Harry
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Get out of my team Llorente you useless piece of cardboard.

          Hello either Vardy or Gabbi!

          1. La Roja
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Say hello to both at least, jeez

          2. Stupendous
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Llorente will score a brace next time out

        3. We Will Klopp you
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Thinking about using my ft to do Kane to Ibra to spare me the potential Coutinho/Siggy bench headache and Kane drop, anyway quick poll to decide.

          A) Ibra (bench)
          B) Vardy
          C) Gabbiadini

        4. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Lanzini 10 pointer on the bench 🙁

          1. Jönny
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            I'm starting a support group...

        5. Sims
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Boro have conceded 16 away from home (14 games)

          And 14 at home (13 at home)

          Yes people think they are significantly worse defensively away from home. Why?

          1. Greenbackbøøg…
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            You know what form they're in? And that Karanka has been fired?

            1. Sims
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              5 goals conceded in last 5

              8 in last 8

          2. Van der Faart
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Probably because they aren't very good in terms winning football matches

        6. Live Lad
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          (1) Llorente to Costa (no Chelsea cover)
          (2) to GAbbi

          No doing yet of course. Just want to know your thoughts.

          1. Cars and Mané
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            I'm thinking 1. Costa is probably the main captaincy option next week.

            1. Live Lad
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              I will have Costa, Kun, Kaku then. Kun will probably make way for Ibra. But not having GAbbi seems wrong. (Cheap, in form, early DGW perhaps)

          2. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            This was my first week as a Costa owner. Can't wait to get rid for Ibra

            1. Live Lad
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              But what if Chelsea gets earlier DGW?

        7. Lav
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          59. Lukaku(c), King, Alonso, & Pickford bonus to be factored in. Mane, Eriksen, Aguero to play.

          2 FTs over break. The hot streak continues 🙂

          1. Ridcully
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            73 with Mané, Coutinho, Eriksen and Sterling left here.