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Dugout Discussion – Tuesday

Double Gameweek 37 enters its fifth day of action this evening, serving up two more fixtures to entertain Fantasy managers.

Arsenal welcome Sunderland to the Emirates in the 7.45pm kick-off as Alexis Sanchez looks to add to his goal and assist haul in Saturday’s demolition of Stoke.

Captained by 10.6% of FPL managers, the Chilean is the second most popular armband pick for the Gameweek. As expected, he has shrugged off a leg problem to start against the Black Cats, while fellow weekend scorers Mesut Ozil and Olivier Giroud are also named in the first XI as Arsene Wenger’s side attempt to keep their hopes of a top-four finish alive.

Man City entertain West Bromwich Albion in the second match of their Double Gameweek at 8pm.

Sergio Aguero returns to the starting XI alongside Gabriel Jesus as Raheem Sterling drops to the bench for the home side. The Argentine produced zero points as a sub at home to Leicester on Saturday, though boasting a 17% ownership, he is City’s most captained player (8.1%) for their pair of fixtures.

The top transfer target for Double Gameweek 37, Jesus rewarded his 217,000+ new owners with an eight-point haul against the Foxes, while Leroy Sane’s 7% backers will be hoping for more of the same after he delivered a season-high 11 points in the weekend win.

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  1. Fergies fledgling
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    126 so far this week (-12) and still sitting on a red arrow.

    seven still to play though . Points predictions for this lot?

    Kane
    Alli
    Vertonghen
    DdG
    Bailly
    Yoshida
    Fuchs

    1. Nigawan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Kane - 12pts
      Alli - 2 (yellow card)
      Vertonghen - 9pts
      DdG - 7pts
      Bailly - 5pts (yellow card)
      Yoshida - 1pts (yellow card)
      Fuchs - 0pts

    2. FC nelo
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      13
      5
      2
      0 (not playing I think)
      1
      2
      1

    3. theroadrunner
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      155 and 3 players to go. Just 2 points behind in my ML now.

    4. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Kane - 7pts
      Alli - 6 pts
      Vertonghen - 1pt (yellow)
      DdG - 0 pts (May not play)
      Bailly - 0 pts (will not play)
      Yoshida - 2 pts
      Fuchs - 2 pts

      1. Guru Mediation
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Bailly will play given what mourimho said in presser (check tweets)

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Is he banned from the final ?

    5. Arn De Gothia
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I´m on 147 (-8) and got red too

  2. Nigawan
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Which Captain choice will be the most outrageous/stupid/risky but yet could be the most fruitful for GW38?

    1. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Pva

    2. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Rooney, Giroud, Sturridge, Vardy, Kane

      1. Pep says
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        1st 3 are a little outgoing, don't think any are outrageous though.. Matip?

        1. Pep says
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          'put Matip in the box'

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      maybe Hazard 😉

    4. Delhidynamo
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      look at players with contract renewal talks on,

    5. Hooky
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Mahrez

  3. Rasping Drive
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Kane - 6
    Alli - 7
    Vertonghen - 2
    DdG - 6
    Bailly - 6
    Yoshida - 2
    Fuchs - 2

    1. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Reply fail to Fergie's Fledglings

  4. Rhinos
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    One point about bb fail this season is every season different. Maybe 37 nect year there are 3 or 4 teams fighting for survival and provide us decent bench fodder

    1. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Yes, I agree. Even if there isn't that much to play for, I can still see many doing the same thing next year and BB'ing in a similar GW like this one. It will take some balls to use it on a SGW.

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Who says its a failure? Im doing well and I still have players left

      1. Rhinos
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        What was it?

  5. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    What's pundit of puns score ?

    1. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      😀

  6. Dreams
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Personally I think this has been the best week to use bench boost. A Southampton cleanie tonight would be amazing.

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Yep. Also think if Long doesn't sky his pen on Saturday then they'd have kept a cleanie then too. Just need the bit of luck sometimes

      1. Dreams
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Yes. Still I am expecting a clean sheet tonight. Fingers crossed.

        1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Hey fpldreams nice new name :P,could u give the link to latest eliteserien article of teamcruel?

          1. Dreams
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            It was back in gameweek 3. No new articles yet.

            1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              U are indian?

              1. Dreams
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 11 months ago

                Aye.

                1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 11 months ago

                  which state?

                  1. Dreams
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 11 months ago

                    Too many mate. I keep travelling all the time.

                    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 11 months ago

                      ur name?Could i add u on social media? 😛

                      1. Dreams
                        • 7 Years
                        6 years, 11 months ago

                        Well. How do we do it without giving away some details of ours to the public?

    2. #Swish41
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Last week would have been better for me personally (albrighton goal etc). For most, Gabbi and at least one other Southampton player rested

    3. MallettMan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      All I need is JWP to start to stay top of my ML haha

  7. Legomane
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    A. Holgate > Bavies (5.4)
    B. Yoshida > Bailly (5.7)
    C. Hazard Holgate > Alli Cahill (-4)
    D. Sané Yoshida > Coutinho Bavies (-4)

    Cech
    Alonso Kompany Yoshida
    Sanchez Hazard Eriksen Sané King
    Kane Jesus

    (Pickford Stephens Holgate Anichebe)

    1 FT 1.3 ITB. Cheers 🙂

  8. A Defender's Nightmare
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    @ Pep Says/Community

    Lost at the bottom of last page.

    I play a daily based fantasy game which involves some real money. The deadline is 1 hour before kick off. I had nailed my starting 11 with some calculated risk which had all the starting players (in real line up). I usually know the difference between fake line ups & real line ups. I check the credibility of the poster & then make my decision. Before you posted Siva Mohan came up with a fake line up I think but reading the replies to his post I quickly understood it was fake. Yours was slightly different, "confirmed" bit & no Hazard part in that triggered me so I believed you instantly (thanks to you being a regular poster). I had like 3 or 4 mins. & completely changed my team based on that line up. It's my own responsibility for my team I agree but please from next time don't post any fake line ups.

    I had to write the whole story because I hope every fake line up poster will read this. I really appreciate being a part of FFS community. Please be gentle & have fun in a manner no one gets hurt.

    1. #Swish41
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      This. Fake line up posters should be banned, regardless of how regular they post.

    2. Ginola14
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      fake line-ups arnt cool, but on the flip side its best not to make decisions based on random ppl you don't know, no matter how frequently they post

      1. A Defender's Nightmare
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        The other day Stupendous posted City line up (15 mins. before it was officially announced) which was spot on. That was really helpful.

        1. Pep says
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          And if it hadn't have been spot on you'd be giving out. You can say it's great if it's right and otherwise if it's not.

          Fake line ups are fake line ups. If your dissing one, you have to dis them all.

          1. A Defender's Nightmare
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            The point is that wasn't fake. He really did have inside sources because you couldn't have predicted that line up. Alex Garcia started. You had no intentions of helping anyone so why post then?

          2. A Defender's Nightmare
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Why say stuff like "confirmed line up" when you clearly didn't have a clue about it? You were banned for a reason & you're still defending your actions.

            1. Pep says
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              But I didn't say confirmed. No your changing my words to strengthen your point. So now you lying. Look I don't really care tbh.

              1. A Defender's Nightmare
                • 11 Years
                6 years, 11 months ago

                I'm fairly certain you used the word "confirmed". I can read, I'm not stupid. If only Mods have kept the records we'd know who is lying.

                1. Pep says
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 11 months ago

                  You can't be because I didn't use the word so stop making crap up because you're p¡ssed off

                  1. A Defender's Nightmare
                    • 11 Years
                    6 years, 11 months ago

                    From what you've said till now you were having just fun so it's possible you don't remember everything (if you're not lying like you're saying). I was 100% alert that time. I know what I read.

                    1. Pep says
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 11 months ago

                      I didn't because I copied the text from tweet of the wba line up and edited the names. I did not use the word 'confirmed'.

            2. #Swish41
              • 14 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              It was/is clearly just attention seeking.

    3. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      And it was 2 mins before the lineup. Line ups are announced 1 hour prior. Not 1 hour and 2 mins prior. Anything before the hour mark should be considered fake regardless.

      Look at all the posts saying King wasn't playing a couple months back. I benched him and he played and scored.

      What can you do. It was my fault for believing the reports, I made the decision. It was my mistake..

      1. A Defender's Nightmare
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Exactly my point. It was just minutes before official announcement. That makes it quite believable. I told you I don't trust all the posters but you being a regular here made me thought it can't be fake & you're being helpful. I know better now but fake line ups need to be stopped. I mean what's the point in posting them? Surely there's better way to banter?

        1. Pep says
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          I have never posted fake news before. Spending too much time on here and was influenced by some of the other messers.

          Ive apologized already. I won't do it again, unlike alot of people on here.

          Goodluck

          1. A Defender's Nightmare
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Correct, even I thought the same- you've never posted fake line ups before. That's what made me to trust you. Anyway let's move on. I wanted to make a point to the community & I hope I did. That's enough.

        2. Dreams
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          There are people who will do all sorts of stuff when you are on a public forum. Just because he is answering you, doesn't mean you have to go after him. And he apologized to you in the last page. Let it be now.

        3. Pep says
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          And I don't play any other fantasy games, I don't know how they work and was unaware of other game formats. I now know..

    4. HVT
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Whatever about a bit of 'craic' and 'banter' on here which I like,enjoy and often participate in-fake line ups have no place on scout-we need a little maturity on this imho especially from 'trusted' posters.

  9. Atimis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Willy Pick
    Alonso Monreal Yoshida Holgate Davies
    Sanchez Hazard Eriksen King Sane
    Kane Jesus Gabbi

    1FT 0.6ITB

    Best moves here ? I recon that I can take -4
    Coutinho an obvious one ?

    1. #Swish41
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Hazard > Cout I reckon

    2. Sgt. Schultz
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Torn between Alli/ Haz > Cout myself.

      1. Atimis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Yah hard to choose!

      2. FFSbet.com
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Torn between two lovers, feelin' like a fool.Lovin' both of you is breakin' all the rules...

        1. Sgt. Schultz
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          🙂

    3. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Erik to Cout

  10. #Swish41
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Sitting on 144 with 5 to come, must be my highest weekly score ever.

    2FT for GW38, hoping to break top 10. With the title wrapped up how about:

    A. Hazard > Coutinho
    B. Albrighton > Sane

    Willy
    Azpi Monreal Davies
    Sanchez(c) Alli Coutinho King Sane
    Jesus Kane

    (Pickford, Gabbi, Holgate, Stephens)

    Any better picks? Keep Hazard (Sun at home screams points, but will he play)?

    Thanks in advance

    1. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Stephens ahead of Holgate on the bench

      The rest looks good

      1. #Swish41
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers pal

  11. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    On 133 points, didn't captain Sanchez and I got a small green arrow, around 12k mark, I didn't expect that.

    1. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      140 here with 5 to play - but you've still got Kane (C) to come! Well Played!

      1. Garlana
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks, I'm not expecting much, think I've missed the big hauls by trying to go for a differential...

      2. Ginola14
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        on 134 -12 with kane alli erik to come, hoping they go to town on leicester

    2. theroadrunner
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      155 points with 3 to go and 12k myself mate

  12. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Morning Lads n Lassies - Yes or No on my 2 FTs this week

    With Firmino dropping -0.1 last night I know have the exact funds to do

    Hazard to Coutinho and King to Firmino?

    If he is passed fit would give me this for GW 38

    Caballero
    Alonso Cedric Yoshida
    Sanchez Alli Coutinho-(C) Firmino Sane
    Kane Jesus

    Cheers!

  13. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Already won my mini league so not at all worried. Am thinking about taking one hit for 38.

    Anichebe, Alli to Lallana, Llorente?

    Coutinho is red hot but maybe it's someone else who steal the limelight on sunday?

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      If ML is wrapped up you can afford a punt unless you're playing for rank

  14. jimmy12
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Guys, do minus points from transfers come off on the day of transfer or at end of the gameweek?

    1. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      After the 1st round of point score updates so they were subtracted Friday night.

      1. jimmy12
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks
        131 so far with -8 decent

        1. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          2 above top 1k average, so yes.

  15. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Cech.
    Yoshida, Davies, Bailly.
    Sanchez, Hazard, Alli, Sane.
    Gabby, Jesus, Kane.

    Pickford, King, Stephens, Holgate,
    1ft, 0.7m. No chips left.

    Maybe Coutinho in for Hazard?
    What would be your move(s)?

  16. #Swish41
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    A. Hazard/Albrighton > Coutinho/Sane

    B. Hazard/Gabbi > Coutinho/Llorente

    Whoever I keep (Gabbi/Albrighton) will be benched.

    With Swansea safe, A right?

  17. makaveli123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Five players are currently tied for second place in my ML. 8pts up to the leader. I have never experienced anything like this before 🙂

    1. Hooky
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      It's like the anti SPL

  18. borat
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Will this bb be considered as fail
    ddg(2) Stephens(0) King(9) Kelly(6)

    1. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Not compared to me, I think I've got a total of 9 points on my bench

      1. borat
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        If ddg and stephens can give me 8pts tonight then still i think its ok for me

        1. Pep says
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Media reports suggest that DeGea hasn't travelled and may have played his last game for United already

          1. Pep says
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            https://www.google.com/search?site=&source=hp&ei=zPUbWcDyPIWyjwOR26iQCw&q=de+gea&oq=&gs_l=mobile-gws-hp.1.0.41l3.0.0.0.2084.1.1.0.1.1.0.668.668.5-1.1.0....0...1..64.mobile-gws-hp..0.1.71.3.SngDS6_UzZQ#scso=uid_WRv10QACaYoKYyMUvgWCuA_1:40

    2. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Compare it to your average bench points and I'm sure it's over that

      1. borat
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        not sure about that bcs most of the season i used fodders like lenihan and crouch as my bench

    3. Hooky
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Definitely not. Stephens should play again as well.

      1. borat
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Yes if i can get 8-10 Pts more i will consider it ok

    4. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      No, 0-0 tonight and you've had a great BB

    5. Sz21
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      16 with just Bailly left here and I am ecstatic!

  19. rdamjan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Hazard could be real punt. Looks like everyone doing Hazard to Coutinho:)

    1. Hooky
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Too much risk of him being benched. Conte said he was tired and then played him for 90 mins!

      1. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        He's got 6 days rest now

  20. The Wizard of Ozil
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone else still have TC?

    1. Hotdog
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Yes, who are you giving it to?

  21. NestorC
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    King or Haz out for Coutinho?

    1. FFrulesmylife
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Haz

  22. FFrulesmylife
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    I am sure that Costa must have a great shout for (C) on GW38. He is surely likely to play most of the match against a team that looked shattered last night/and are useless

  23. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    With high scores flying around everywhere on here last night my 121 points with 6 to play feels a little below par, but an active team from one of my mini leagues puts that into perspective.

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/1875717/event/37

    1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah DGW has shown up anyone too casual to have planned it in...100 point spread in my minileague too

    2. Jim Moriarty
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      He hasnt used either wildcard does he not know the rules ?

  24. Delhidynamo
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Lukaku vs Sanchez last week at the emirates, race for the golden boot

    gonna be something

    1. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Don't forget Harry Kane

      1. Delhidynamo
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        can't forget Costa at home to Sunderland either,

  25. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Sanchez the ML opponent destroyer

  26. Jim Moriarty
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    If there is a playoff for third or fourth place will this mean a dgw for those teams or a new gameweek ?

    1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Never happened before, no precedent

      1. Jim Moriarty
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Be interesting to see what the scoutcast members think ? Even more reason to get coutinho in for the last week

    2. Guru Mediation
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Nah. If it happens it'll be outside of the fpl game

  27. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    140pts with four to play.

    Three of them are Yoshida, JWP & Gabbidini so hoping to reach 142pts all out.

    1. Dreams
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I think you will reach 150+. Good luck jaf.

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers Dreams......just want something, anything from JWP & Gabbi........useless toe rags.

        1. Dreams
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          I've Gabbi and Yoshi and Bertrand. Never thought Yoshi would be trending so much when I got him in 21 or sth.

    2. mad_beer ✅
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I think you can easily get to 139 with JWP's RC tonight. :p

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        😆 true....didn't think of it that way.......

        FPL need a disclaimer on their website 'Scores can go up as well as down'

  28. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Read somewhere that DDG hasn't travelled, is that confirmed?

    Also, do we think Valencia will play tonight?

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers Del......

  29. FrankieTheGent
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    I think there's a bug in the FPL monthly league table (and I play in a monthly cash game) !!!!!

    If the first wee of the Month has a hit it ISN'T subtracted from the score. Only subsequent week's hits are .

    Can someone check this for me, please ?
    And if it's the case, WTF?

    1. HVT
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Came across this before Frankie-TM explained it to me one time, but like you I think it's a farce.

      1. FrankieTheGent
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        It's unacceptable. I can load up on xfers in week one of each month.
        So I either say nothing or do a recount FFS
        Do I need to break out an abacus and spreadsheet next year to run a league ?

  30. Darth
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    What are the chances of Hazard starting against Sunderland? Wondering whether to put Coutinho in for him

    1. S.Agueroooooo
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      he may do... i think its likely he'll get 60-70 if he starts or 20-30 if he is on the bench.

      You'd expect Conte to start the team he wants to play in the FA cup final