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Dugout Discussion – Wednesday

The extended Gameweek 34 continues with a big night that delivers three hugely anticipated matches.

There could barely be more Fantasy interest across the trio of encounters, with a scattering of key assets in action.

Firstly, Middlesbrough’s Alvaro Negredo, signed by 201,000 and backed by an improbable 155,000 (3.5%), will bid to improve on a dismal 2-point return from his first fixture when he faces Sunderland at the Riverside Stadium. A crunch encounter for both teams, there will also be keen interest in the Boro defence with Ben Gibson signed by 118,000+ ahead of Saturday’s deadline.

Crystal Palace’s Christian Benteke was undoubtedly the weekend’s star performer with a brace at Anfield to provide his 506,000+ ownership with a 12-point return. Backed by 96,000 (2.1%) with the armband, he will look to build on that return in tonight’s encounter with Spurs.

But the title-challenging visitors will boast their own cast of key figures, with Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen supported by an army of Fantasy owners. Kane is himself backed by 244,000 with the GW34 captaincy.

Finally, at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal will host Leicester City as they bid to revive their top four ambitions having navigated to the FA Cup Final at the weekend.

The big news from north London is that Alexis Sanchez may just be restored to the central striker role, with both Danny Welbeck and Olivier Giroud benched – Theo Walcott comes in and could also be a contender for that position if Wenger retains the 3-4-2-1 system.

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

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  1. Vyeper97
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Slight dilemma if someone could make it easy

    A) Sanchez, Defoe
    B) Ozil, Costa

    Will be had till the end Thanks

    1. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Redraft imo
      Lose Defoe, Gabby?

    2. Vyeper97
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Current Draft

      DDG, Pick
      Vert, Yosh, Bailly, Monreal, GAbriel
      Sane, Sanch, Alli, Haz, JWP
      Defoe, GAbbi, Kane

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Either get Rasy/Jesus or you need to cut your cloth and get Costa.

    3. ljuta zena
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      B

  2. philosopherking
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Would you wildcard this lot or use ft and leave WC for next week?
    Pickford, Nordfelt
    Valencia, Gibson, Stephens, Holgate, Amat
    Alli, Eriksen, Sanchez, Townsend, King
    Kane, Lukaku, Negredo
    If I hold WC what move should I go for with ft? Thanks.

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

      hold for me

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Hold and wait for a week for the dust to settle with respect to Gabbi, Jesus, Rashford etc

      Bring in a Stoke defender for a week to bolster the defence

      1. philosopherking
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        That makes sense. May go for a Bou or Stoke defender.

    3. philosopherking
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Thanks guys

  3. @chapellefpl OR 577TH
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Was pretty disgusting seeing Huth assault Sanchez like that. If that was anywhere else he would get done for attempted murder surely for assault and battery with a weapon. Could have caused serious damage to his face and potentially fatal!

    1. HammersFan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      What happened? Any link?

        1. The Tinkerman
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          Oh you mean the throw in by Fuchs. That was hilarious. I thought you meant Huth's body slam tackle, was also funny, but only because how clummsy and terrible Huth was. Was barely a tackle just ran into him and fell over.

          1. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 11 days ago

            Law 15

            Sanchez should be 2 meters away, ref should have instructed him to retreat, if he didn't then retreat only then could have had a yellow.

            Huth not allowed to reckless throw the ball at a player, could have had a yellow

    2. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Could have died.

    3. Vyeper97
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Lol Wrong Player

  4. Smoky Johnson
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    A) Negredo + Siggy > Aguero + King (-4)

    B) Negredo + Siggy > Kane + King (-4)

    Siggy + De Roon > Hazard + King (-4)

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

      B

      1. Smoky Johnson
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Have Alli+Eriksen. Still triple up with Kane?

    2. ljuta zena
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      A

    3. 404_FC
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      b

      and get sane in for alli/eriksen on dgw37

  5. anish10
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Lukaku> Gabbiadini

    +

    Zaha > Hazard

    Good moves?

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

      yeah do it

    2. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Should be as but you could easily see both of your outs getting points.

    3. ljuta zena
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Do it for Haz

  6. Toonzie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Best midfielder under 7.6m?

    On wc thanks

    1. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Siggy

    2. philosopherking
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      That'd be King. JWP and Albrighton good dgw enablers. Tadic, Fabregas and Wally could be good punts.

    3. Darklord_bg
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Sane or King

  7. Space Cadete
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Anyone know why Holding didn't feature in last night's squad?

    Injured or dropped?

    1. Lemongrab
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Dropped for monreal with Gibbs playing wing back

  8. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Any chance of no shows for both Valencia and Stones tonight?

    Need 1 of them to play, otherwise my ML rival gets Daniels 14 points off the bench, and my awful week becomes even worse.

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

      valencia should start

      not sure about stones tho

    2. Lemongrab
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      I need 2 points from Valencia to win my match in my h2h league so he better play and not get booked!

  9. ljuta zena
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Stuck with decision WHO to BENCH

    Heaton,
    Bavies, Daniels, Bertrand,
    Alli, Hazard, Firmino, Zaha, King,
    Lukaku, Aguero.

    Bench: Jakup, Origi, Holgate, Olsson.
    1FT, 1M in bank.

    Origi to Gabbi obviously.

  10. Zizou
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    ok so here's what i have so far on WC

    pickford cech
    alonso holgate yoshida gibbs kompany
    hazard sane king ozil eriksen
    jesus kane gabbi
    0.0m

    thoughts??

    1. Zizou
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      i realise jesus is not nailed but i can change him out

      1. Zizou
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        kompany can become stones and jesus can become costa

    2. zon
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Gibbs?

      1. Zizou
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        sorry gabriel

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

    What's a better strategy for dgw 37?

    A. Double Arsenal and Chelsea defense + Hazard + Sanchez.

    Or

    B. Single defense and 2 attackers from each side.

    Got a feeling that there's much more value in A with very easy defensive fixtures for those two sides.

    1. 404_FC
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      monreal alexis

      alonso hazard

      is enough for me

  12. The Mighty Whites
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Courtois & Smith or Boruc & Kompany??

  13. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Shocking night for me, Alli, Kane and Zaha 8pts, ml rival had Cech, Gibson, Sanchez, Eriksen, Negredo(c) 31pts. Lost my lead and now 21pts behind. He's all done but I have Valencia, Aguero and Rashford(c) to go. Can I get the lead back tonight? Wish I had Ageuro as capt 🙂

    1. @chapellefpl OR 577TH
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      I would say no.

    2. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Can see a 0-0 or 1-0 either way, hopefully for united though

  14. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Was Walcott or Sanchez up front last night?

    1. ljuta zena
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Wally and Giroud

      1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Interesting....Wenger's 5th change of striker for the season! (Giroud, Sanchez, Perez, Welbeck, Walcott)

  15. Smoky Johnson
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    A) Lukaku + Siggy > Kane + Hazard (-4)

    B) Negredo + Siggy > Kane + King (-4)

    Also, have Alli+Eriksen - smart/stupid to triple up on chasing spurs?

  16. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Is there any real reason not to WC this week ? I only have BB left but don't see any real reason not to WC this week rather than next ?

    1. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      More information about Aguero?

    2. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      If you have an ok team for this gw then wait. If your team is really bad then wc. Simples.

  17. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Just seen a segment about a kind of new young artist on morning tv and it's not often I get blown away. When that 23 year old kid opens his mouth, OMG!!!.

    Trevor Sensor.

    Check out:
    Reaper man.
    Texas girls and jesus christ.
    The money gets bigger
    Or any other song. Think 'Dylan combined with Tom Waits'

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Just watched video for The money gets bigger, very good but his voice and face don't seem to belong together 😀

      1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Exactly 🙂
        Almost goosebumps...

    2. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      The guy can sing. Not dissimilar to Jake Bugg but with a different pitch. Kid barely has a view on YouTube, haunting voice.

      1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        I don't think he has a wikipedia page yet either 🙂 Crazy stuff.

        I don't recognize the name Jake Bugg either, gonna check that out now...

    3. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Similar to 'The tallest man on earth', but he is still better than Sensor imo.

  18. HD7
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Okay Kane as a C it is, just saw that the hauls of Tekkers and Gabi (although few matches for him) come in away matches. As for Kane...we know what he does home 🙂

  19. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Is going Ozil over Sanchez for the doubles a crazy idea

  20. GoonerByron
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    WC draft #2 (For this GW onwards)... How does this look? Any obvious issues..?

    Pickford - Schmeichel
    Monreal - Alonso - Clichy - Yoshida - Holgate
    Sanchez - Coutinho - Eriksen - Hazard - Sane
    Costa - Gabbi - Anichebe

    Coutinho -> Ozil next GW for the DGW, giving me 3 Arsenal + 2 Soton and 14/15 DGW players for BB37

    1. Henryyy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Get Kane

  21. Henryyy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Anyone else using their WC this week?

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

      It sure is. But I think it is better to wait a week.

  22. Niemi
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Another GW36 draft. Would like more Manchester City, but with the lack of injuries are anyone safe in that lineup? Which also makes me doubt Stones. Bailly could get rotated as well I believe? And I really prefer Yoshida over Stephens, but saves me 0.3..

    Cech - Pickford
    Alonso - Azpilicueta - Bailly - Stones - Stephens
    Sanchez - Hazard - Eriksen - Alli - Ward-Prowse
    Kane - Gabbiadini - Anichebe

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Change Azpi to a Spurs defender such as Vertoghen.

      1. Niemi
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Chelsea do have a really easy run in though with home games against Middlesbrough, Watford and Sunderland, and an away game to West Brom. Can see loads of clean sheets in there, certainly more than any Tottenham or Arsenal defenders will get IMO.

    2. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Sorry just saw get Monreal

    3. 404_FC
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      azpli to monreal
      alli to sane
      stones to clichy

      1. Niemi
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Fancy Chelsea defenders to outcore Arsenal defenders over the last 3GWs, even with 1 fixture less.

        Will monitor the city guys for sure, although I will most likely keep Alli over Eriksen.

    4. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Nice team. Azpilicueta to Vertongen, giving MIB to upgrade Stephens to Yosida and you've cracked it.

      1. Niemi
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        No room with Eriksen/Alli/Kane.

        1. Niemi
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          Also fancy a double Chelsea defence with their fixtures.

          1. bitm2007
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 11 days ago

            OK, the treble Spurs didn't register. Double Chelsea's a better option than double Arsenal like others have suggested IMO, i'd be tempted to downgrade one of the Spurs mids to Sane (giving you the City coverage), then get a Spurs defender and Yoshida.

            1. Niemi
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 11 days ago

              I am considering it, just worried about the game time with Jesus back (could play out wide) and all the other guys injury free.

  23. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Anyone going for 15 DGWers ?

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Many will, but its unlikely that anybody will achieved 15 players who start twice in the penaltamet GW of the season.

    2. Niemi
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Yes, went very well for me last year and with the fixtures this year I'll do it again.

  24. boc610
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    so far you cant say theres been a successful DGW player this season. Of course Tekkers did well in his first game but with DGWks
    Id be expecting hauls in both games which would really push you up rankings.He got a very good single game week score
    but not one player has provided points over two games and surely thats the point of getting excited about a DGW?

    1. Niemi
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Who cares where he hauls, he scored 14 points and I'll say that's successful. 7 points in both matches, or 12 in one and 2 in the other. What's the difference?

      Not many successful DGW players though, I agree with you. I'd expect 6+ from budget players, 10+ from midpriced players and 15+ from premium players.

  25. Boris Bodega
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    What are the chances the Blind could score 11 points tonight?

    1. Boris Bodega
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      lol 'that' Blind, not 'the' Blind

    2. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      20%

  26. Mozart_s Balls
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Would you care to RMWCT? Decided to do it a week earlier cause my team is a mess:

    Jakupovic - Pickford
    Alonso - Bailly - Monreal - Yoshida - Holgate
    Hazard - Eriksen - Alli - Sane - JWP
    Kane - Costa - Gabbi

    Bailly becomes Clichy next GW. Deliberately going without Ars attacking cover as i think Sanchez is too expensive for his output, others are just crap (Arsenal fan btw).

  27. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Alli or Eriksen? Both? but not sure how I could in all honesty...
    Wildcard:
    Cech Pickford
    Alonso Monreal Stones Yoshida Holgate
    Sanchez Hazard Alli Sane King
    Kane Gabbiadini Anichebe

    1. Darklord_bg
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Looks like a great team, similar to mine.

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Glad it lols alright considering I've been unhappy, I just feel the big strikers Costa and Lukaku could hurt me

        1. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          Looks

          1. Darklord_bg
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 11 days ago

            Can't have them all.
            I'm also worried about Liverpool mids and Ozil. Costa, definitely, Lukaku, not so much.

    2. 404_FC
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      now, eriksen for me

  28. The Mighty Whites
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Pick 2 (on WC):

    Chelsea Defender
    Arsenal Defender
    City Defender

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Alonso and Monreal

    2. Boris Bodega
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Chelsea and Arsenal

      1. Darklord_bg
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        This

    3. 404_FC
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      this

  29. Zizou
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    which defender from Arsenal and City

    gabriel & Kompany
    or
    Monreal & Stones
    or
    Any other 10.7m combination

    1. Boris Bodega
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      G&K

  30. dhamphiir
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Today's club Press conference
    10:00 West Ham United
    10:30 Crystal Palace
    12:00 Southampton
    13:00 Hull City, Swansea City
    13:15 Burnley
    15:00 Watford