Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

After Gylfi Sigurdsson earned Swansea a share of the spoils at Old Trafford, we turn our attentions to a couple of mid-afternoon encounters that both get underway at 2.05pm.

Three of the top five captain picks for Gameweek 35 are set to feature in Everton’s home encounter with Chelsea.

Up against a defence without a clean sheet in 11 Gameweeks, Romelu Lukaku is looking to score for the ninth successive league match at Goodison Park.

The Belgian was handed the armband by 432,000+ FPL managers on the back of 11 goals in the previous six in front of his own supporters.

Diego Costa carries the captaincy hopes of more than 401,000 after serving up a season-high 16 points at home to Southampton on Tuesday, while a run of three double-figure hauls in six have persuaded 232,000+ to opt for his Chelsea team-mate Eden Hazard.

Meanwhile, Sergio Aguero is the number one armband choice among FPL managers this week for Manchester City’s trip to struggling Middlesbrough.

Backed by over 488,000 FPL managers, the Argentine has netted in five of his last six league outings, with the only blanking arriving against Man United on Thursday night when he fired nine attempts on goal without success.

Intriguingly, Gabriel Jesus starts alongside his fellow South American for the first time this season after returning from injury with an appearance off the bench in Thursday’s Manchester derby.

With home clashes against Palace, Leicester and West Brom before a final day visit to Watford, Jesus could now play his way into our wildcard plans if he can plunder the points against Steve Agnew’s strugglers.

Both Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling are among the subs for City, with the German’s run of 12 successive league outings coming to an end at the Riverside.

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  1. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Are, there you are 🙂

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      *Ah 🙄

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        Gwan

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Lukaku 😆

  3. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Lukaku almost

  4. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Jesus that was close!

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      From Jesus?

  5. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Captain Hazard make me proud son

  6. Sims
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    How long is bravo out for?

    1. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Unconfirmed, potentially season last we heard.

  7. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Everton off to a good start. Hazard being man-marked too.

  8. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    DraftKings only payed you for the first game?

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Oh relax, jesus

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        Kun please. Not Jesus.

  9. dark91
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Will Swansea manage to stay in the PL?
    CPL has Man City, Man United and Hull (the other contender to be relegated)
    Hull has Sun, CPL of course and Tottenham

  10. GE
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    When you play Valencia (2), Towsend (2), Benteke (1) and Gabbi (1) and your bench is Jaku (14), Robertson (6) and Siggy (10)!

    Looking forward to next year.. 🙂

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

      That is a sickner

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Know the feeling re bench points. So many get jammy bench points recently. I never seem to get any - all my players make stupid 1pt cameos to block the bench points

      1. GE
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        WC left to boost it?

  11. Sims
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    If chelsea don't won here (losing would be ideal) and arsenal draw/beat spurs it will be hilarious

  12. Les Bleus
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Good afternoon Mods 🙂

  13. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Worked out a few GWS every time I transfer out a front 8 player when its not injury or suspension related, 65% on the time the player gets attacking returns immediately in the next game.

    Happened last week with Siggy and I sold Lukaku for this one...

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Who are you selling before the next GW?

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        WC. Points gonna escape left, right and centre.

  14. KJT123
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Gotta laugh at all the people sneering at FFS allowing DraftKings to pay them adverting money. It's a great site and they're finally earning decent money from it. Fair play to them

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      This

    2. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Terrible first post of the article to a great one here 🙂

    3. Sims
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      That was a quick wwe style face turn

    4. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Good recovery.

  15. Sims
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Finally a new article

    Mark must have been busy adjusting Valence baps until soggy scored

  16. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    This is a horrible game to watch. Sold Lukaku, benched Alonso, don't have Haz/Costa. Rank killer every way.

    1. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      "You can't kill your rank if you are dead last"

      1. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        - Nelson Mandela

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Same feeling. Only have Alonso from these two games and sold Lukaku.

  17. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    I'm glad I don't own Valencia because that was some ride...

    1. Legomane
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Sure was 🙁 rival had Bailly and Rash...

  18. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Today is the day that Boro will shock the footballing world

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      By conceding 12?

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Currently shocking the world that they haven't already conceded.

  19. Sims
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Anyone from India? What channel is the city game on?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Are there Misbah fans in India?

      1. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        Are there Misbah fans in Pakistan? They want him out every other week.

      2. Sims
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        I'm from Pakistan but have dish TV which is Indian

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 days ago

          Get Super Sports...

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

            Not available here. Indian channels banned here had to pay some people off to get dish TV lol

    2. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Star sports hd 4

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

        Hmm don't base that thanks anyway

  20. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Holgate in for a long afternoon vs Hazard

  21. umerlfc
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    10 points from 7 players with Siggy and Maguire on bench! What a week 😀
    Can Kane(c), Alli and Coutinho save my week?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      No. Expect to be disappointed.

  22. FPL Mentor
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Hows this WC look for GW37 with Bench Boost?

    Cech Cabalerro
    Alonso Darmian Yoshida Stephens Holgate
    Alli King Sanchez Hazard Pedro
    Jesus Kane Gabbiandini

    Thoughts please?

  23. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Aguero close. This could finish 8-0 or something.

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Close is not good enough.

    2. Sims
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Funny u she say that I remember city boro ending 8-1 at the same ground 9 years ago in the league

      Except it was boro who scored 8

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

        Shd *

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 6 days ago

          Dictionary*

  24. BigAsGiroud_
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Bench:3 for 30pts... Start:6 for 25pts lol@me

  25. Legomane
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Is blind now the only Utd def option?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Darmian should be nailed as well.

  26. MTPockets
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Did Bailly's injury look bad? Just in and BBC limits it to "limped off".

      1. Teddy Brewski
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        Hard to tell but looked more than a knock

    • Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Hazard close

    • Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Hazard close

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Hazard side netting

    • Fowler23
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Took 10 mins to walk off thank god