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Dugout Discussion – Arsenal vs Man City

After Gylfi Sigurdsson disappointed during Swansea’s goalless draw with Middlesbrough at the Liberty, Gameweek 30 comes to its conclusion with the small matter of a 4pm showdown between Arsenal and Man City at the Emirates Stadium.

Two of the top five captained players in this round of fixtures go head-to-head now, with Sergio Aguero and Alexis Sanchez handed the armband by 8.8% and 5.7% of Fantasy Premier League managers respectively.

Sanchez, certainly, is the most reliable of the pair, serving up a goal or assist in 13 of his last 15 league outings to clinch a place at the top of the FPL leaderboard.

Aguero has upped his output in recent weeks, though, with two goals and an assist in his previous four appearances.

Up against a defence that’s been breached three times in three of their last four league fixtures, the Argentine goes in search of a fifth double-figure away haul.

With Arsenal playing ten times in the remaining eight Gameweeks and City boasting nine fixtures over that stretch, the likes of Raheem Sterling, Leroy Sane, Mesut Ozil and Danny Welbeck also have a chance to impress, with the latter handed a third straight start by Arsene Wenger.

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  1. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    Chambers to start midweek?

    1. AYEW KI-EDEN MEE
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      I'd say the weekend is more realistic

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 23 days ago

        Ta

  2. Kanteisking
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    What's my best options here

    a) Mane to Hazard
    b) Mane and Llorente to Pedro and Zlatan -4
    C) Mane and Llorente to Coutinho and Vardy -4

    Anything else perhaps. Cheers

    1. TooDifficuIt
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      why hazard ?

      1. Kanteisking
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 23 days ago

        Consistency

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      What's your midfield?

      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 23 days ago

        Congrats on the OR, seriously good season for you (yet again!)

      2. Kanteisking
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 23 days ago

        Ali, Sanchez, Mane, Siggy
        Lukaku, Costa, Llorente

    3. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      C

  3. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    All good options, but if you could only pick two? For me it's AE

    A) Robertson
    B) Maguire
    C) Olsson
    D) Mawson
    E) Gibson

  4. Genovoze
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    Defoe to Origi for a 4 point hit? No other Liverpool asset.

    Yes or No

    1. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      No

    2. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      No. I'd keep Defoe until getting maybe Trekkers in a few weeks.

    3. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      Origi is meh

    4. TooDifficuIt
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      no

      1. Genovoze
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 23 days ago

        Thank you all!
        Defoe just brought me 5 consecutive 2 pointers and I want him out.

        Sanchez* (for Mane tonight) Alli Siggy King DeRoon
        Lukaku Vardy Defoe
        1.3 itb when I do Sanchez

        Any suggestions for a Defoe replacement?

  5. Whazza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    Should I keep Gabbiadini? Got no wildcard and he has 2 DGWs sometime... Should I be worried about Austin coming back too?

    1. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      Really need a press conference to clear it up

    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      Need Presser but he looked way too good for a manager to leave him on the bench

  6. JAC THE CAT
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    GW 31 - 1FT - 6.0ITB

    Heaton
    Alonso - Baines - McAuley
    Mane - Sigurdsson - Alli - King
    Aguero - Lukaku - A.Carroll

    Robinson - T.Carroll - Robertson - Ake

    Thinking of Lukaku + Mane --->>> Ibrahimovic + Sanchez for a -4

    1. Ratatouille
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      Not having Lukaku gw32 and 33 could make you suffer..

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      A sound plan imo

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      Sounds decent, Lukaku in 32/33 could hurt.

    4. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      With 6 itb, can't you do Carroll out instead of Lukaku?

      1. JAC THE CAT
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 23 days ago

        I'm about 1.4 short

    5. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      Kun went for Vardy and then Mane to Sanchez for me. Kun is so pricey that I doubt he will rise so you can always get him back. As TM said... week 32 and 33 are juicy for Kaku

  7. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    Who to bench?

    Alonso (MCI) or Brunt (wat)

    Ta 🙂

    1. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      Brunt

    2. Ratatouille
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      Brunt

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      Brunt.

    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      alonso

    5. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      Alonso. Brunt OOP and more set pieces

    6. Kanteisking
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      Brunt

    7. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      Cheers all

    8. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      Brunt

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    Saturday Night and I like the way you move, Divock Origi 😛

  9. Crystal Ball
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    Costa to Ibra worth a hit this week?

    1. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      Yes

  10. Judas
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    Has Overall Rank updated?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      Yep

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    mane and costa to alli and ibra -4?
    or
    king to zaha as well for -8?

    1. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      Just the first hit imo

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  13. Junior ⚽
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    Any ideas to who you think could be benched midweek?

    1. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      Janssen

  14. The King
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    Thinking big changes as need to catch ML Rival, 70 points behind! Please give your opinions 🙂

    My team:

    Jaku
    Yoshida - Davies - Alonso
    Mane - Sterling - king - alli
    Lukaku - vardy - Costa

    Grant, Amat, de roon, chambers. 1FT .4ITB

    Thinking costa, mane & Alonso ->> holgate, Sanchez & ibra

  15. Ratatouille
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    Decision making time (both for a -4)

    A- Mané +Llorente to Sanchez+ Origi

    B- Mané +Llorente to Zlatan+ Zaha

    Thanks guys

  16. Origi-nal
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    A) Aguero > Ibra & Mane > Sanchez
    B) Mane > Eriksen/Alli

    No Arsenal or Spurs cover

    1. Goodnight Kiwi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      B with Ali for me

  17. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    Been on such a fantastic run...10 green arrows in a row! from 163k to 6k! guess i should stop gloating as i am probably jinxing myself. Thoughts on the next move? 1FT and 4m itb

    Heaton
    Valencia Robertson Mcauly Davies -- Stones
    Alli Tadic Siggy Mane -- Fletcher
    Kaku Kun --- Lloriente

    A: Mane >> San(c)hez...and bench lloriente in favour of Mcaulay (wat)
    B: Mane + Lloriente >> Coutinho + Ibra (c) (-4)

    Tough one but leaning towards A

  18. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    If you were to play your AOA Chip midwk who would ya drop from this bunch.
    Alonso,Davies,Valencia,Mawson ???
    Also it will take a hit to hit to do
    Mane coutinho
    Capoue Zaha

    This also allows aftr midwk games to do
    Vardy gabbiadini
    Tadic Sanchez

    Is it silly to take a hit to use AOA Chip??
    Need to either use it soon or not bother at all as I still have all me chips plus WC.

  19. Pocky
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    Starting to think I don't need Ibra again this season. Really can't see him playing both GW34 games with the Europa Cup Semis either side of that GW. Then looking further ahead to GW37 I think Kane Costa Gabbi would be my preferred forward line.

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      It would be the safer option.
      I think the best tactic is try to get definite players
      1) who have good fitness
      2) Least likely to be rested
      3) The manager has no alternative but to play a player twice as he has no viable alternatives

  20. aidmata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    Got 2FT but midfield is in need of surgery I think.

    Heaton Pickford

    Valencia Alonso Dawson Smith Amat

    Fletcher Mane Barkley Sterling Siggy

    Aguero Lukaku Defoe

    A) Mane --> Alli and save 1FT
    B) Mane + Barkley --> Pedro and Alli
    C) Mane + Barkley --> Alli and Walcott

    Any other suggestions? Any help appreciated guys!

    1. Goodnight Kiwi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 23 days ago

      C just over B for me

  21. Goodnight Kiwi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    To afford Defoe to Ibra next week, would you do Mane to
    a) King
    b) Zaha
    c) Redmond
    d) JWP

    Heaton, Foster
    Alonso, Walker, Pieters, Holebas, Amat
    Cout, Ali, Siggy, Mane, Can
    Defoe, Costa, Lukaku

    Thanks

  22. Mooster©️
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    Llorente -> Ibra or Vardy?-4
    Or
    Llorente+Gabbi+Baines->Ibra+Vardy+someone? -12

  23. Kevtheotter
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    A or B?

    Jaku
    Brunt Walker Alonso
    Eriksen Coutinho King Mane*
    Llorente* Kun Lukaku

    Foster Pieters Capoue Amat 1 FT 1.7 ITB

    A) Mane and Kun ---> Sanchez and Ibra -4
    B) Mane and Brunt ---> Sanchez and Yoshida -4

  24. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    Each time I have used my AOA chip it has not really benefited me the last two seasons.

    Should it only be used when you have an injury crisis in defence instead?

    Or is that thinking too simple?

    When is the best time to use the 'All Out Attack'?

  25. Emp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 23 days ago

    A) kun allo son
    B) vardy alexis zaha