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Dugout Discussion – Spurs vs Swansea

Saturday’s action concludes at Wembley Stadium as Tottenham Hotspur entertain Swansea City in the 5.30pm kick-off.

All eyes are on Harry Kane after he scored twice in each of his last two appearances for the north London outfit over the last few days.

Over 20% of FPL managers have handed him the armband this week – second, once again, to Romelu Lukaku’s 30% backers.

Kane was handed the armband by 17 of the top 100 heading into Gameweek 5, while team-mates Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli were selected by nine and seven of that elite group respectively.

All three start along with Heung-Min Son but Mauricio Pochettino sorely disappoints the 345,000+ who drafted in Ben Davies by benching the Welshman against his former side.

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  1. KingOllie
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    19 -4.
    Kill me

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

      Lol

    2. Twelve years a slave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Vardy flagged, groin

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Really ffs! Was gonna get him for Firmino

  2. _figu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Elliot | Foster
    Alonso | Davies | Bertrand | Yoshida | 4.0
    Eriksen | Mkhi | Phillips | Atsu | Carroll
    Kane | Lukaku | Chicarito

    1FT, .4 ITB

    Bertrand, Phillips -> Kolasinac, Groß for a hit? Any better ideas?

    1. beetlejuice
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Keeping Chico?
      Ur transfers good tho. Would try to combine something Chico involved for -8

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

        He'd have great fixtures after Spurs 3 weeks in a row though. But no Pool or City assets is a concern. Idk

        1. beetlejuice
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          He had 0 shots today + falling in price.

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

    kaku & Kane owners

    what are you doing

    A) lukaku > Aguero

    B) Kane > Aguero

    c) Keeping kane and lukaku, for now

    1. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      C, but tempted by A

      1. Shearer & Sutton
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        +1

    2. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Id do A if I still had Lukaku

      Keeping Kane for sure though

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      D) Adding Kun to the party for Kun-Kaku-Kane up front. The biggest beast of a forward line in FPL history. Don't need any other players with this front 3.

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

        Wait Until all three blanks!

    4. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Keeping, bigger issues and both of them have great fixtures next couple of weeks. Looking to get rid of Kaku after GW9

    5. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      A

    6. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Why are we doing A and not B? Kaku hasn't even played and it's Kane who's blanked.

      1. ViperStripes
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Mourinho

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

          Pochettino

      2. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        I think kane has more opportunities and more big haul potential. That said, I've got little real output to justify this rationale.

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

          I'm just as lost but I'm shocked to not see a single B. I thought Spurs were so slow today and ditching Kane, if I were to do that, has more to do with Spurs in general, than Kane. They wasted 45 minutes of the first half with slow labored sideways passing. Listening to pundits roll out the stats for this game is so silly. The games against Newcastle, Chelsea, Everton were different. Spurs were direct and Kane got chances but missed them. He got nothing today.

          1. E25
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            He hit the bar and spurs should have had 2 pens tbf...

    7. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      A

    8. acidicleo
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      c

    9. Indrandro
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      A

    10. Del FPL-iero
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      C, I will keep both of them

  4. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    I just fell over. Didn't spill my curry though

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      #safehands

    2. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      What you get?

      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        ray's special, keema naan, bhajis

  5. Konstaapeli
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    40 points with Kola, Alonso & Mkhi to go. Okayish, right?

    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

  6. fitzy
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Fantastic gameweek so far.

    Anyway now I need to decide if to ship Pogba tonight and lose .1 value or wait and see how the games go. Thing is there seems to be no options to choose from at his price with 0m itb.

    Thinking of just going Pogs > Fabregas right now.

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

      Silva?

      1. fitzy
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        out of budget

  7. Think
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    BPS updated.

  8. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    What to do here??

    Foster
    Bertrand Yoshida Trippier
    Salah Mikhi Choupo-Moting Brady
    Firmino Kane Lukaku

    Elliot Carroll Suttner Gamez

    1 FT, 1.9 ITB

    I can do Firmino >> Jesus, or should I look at another transfer as a priority??

    Thanks

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      weak mids

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

      Lukaku -> Aguero

  9. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    0.4 IDB, 1FT so it will be -8

    Alli --> Salah
    Chalobah --> Gross
    Dunk --> Mbemba

    Is this to much guys?

    Current squad:

    Elliot, Foster
    Jones, Cedric, Bavies, Naughton, Dunk
    Eriksen, Mkhi, Alli, TCarrol, Chalobah
    Lukaku, Firmino, Morata

  10. F4L
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    When will Mbemba auto sub in for Kane?

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

      very funny!

  11. Twelve years a slave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Vardy flagged, groin gone thx for the points but now you made me wildcard 🙁

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

      Oh great.

  12. Big P
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Is Joselu nailed?

  13. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Aguero or Jesus....discuss
    It's going to be a recurring question this week.

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Aguero 100% for me

      1. ViperStripes
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        I'm thinking the same. Aguero getting more minutes and we know from previous seasons when he starts scoring for fun, he doesn't stop

        1. Konstaapeli
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Yep. Right up untill Pep Pep's him and FFS melt's down like cheese on hot burger beef.

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Coin toss imo

    3. ZaZaZu
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Get them both!

      1. ZaZaZu
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Its worked for me that last two GW's!

  14. @Bryan
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Emre Can is looking a decent cheap prospect at 5m. I think he can step it up this year and he gets forward into good positions. Getting consistent game time thus far.

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Can see him being benched soon with a lot of competition for those CM spots

      1. @Bryan
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        I'm sure he get rotated at some points, but I reckon him and Henderson are some of the more nailed down slots in the team.

  15. DrunkPhilosophy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Elliot Foster
    Alonso Betrand Daneils Stuttner Long
    Alli Pogba Richarlson Ritchie TC
    Firmino Kane Morata

    Decided on doing Pogba to Silva with my 1 FT..

    If on WC , I would have

    Elliot Foster
    Bavies Jones Naughton Wimmer Long
    Alli Mkhi Salah Ritchie TC
    Morata Aguero Vardy

    Pleaseee talk me out of it 🙁 , I had planned to save my WC until the 2nd international break but this is very tempting.

    1. Big P
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Vardy injured

  16. Twelve years a slave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    worlds greatest player used his wildcard
    Bought Otamendi in
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/1191/history

    1. Big P
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Is he even nailed on?

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

      Oh dear.

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

        8/11 in the starting line up the same

    3. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      erm

    4. Sims
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      lol

  17. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    No idea who to get for Stephens. 5.3 ITB and literally no one that I want.

    Is Jones still the best option with those upcoming fixtures?

    1. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Great. Have to eat the price drop then. Cheers

    2. TooDifficuIt
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      kola

    3. Boholad
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Lescelles

    4. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I'm in a similar boat but already own Jones. Looking at Jagielka if he becomes first choice. West Ham are dire but Cresswell with his upcoming fixture run (3 more teams who can't score, 4 if you include Spurs).

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Everton and West Ham - both seem to have good fixtures. But have been conceding a lot themselves. It's a thinker. I'm not convinced tbh

    5. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Maguire

  18. Slip it like Stevie
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Who do you think will rise in prise tonight?

  19. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Alberto Moreno to beat Golovkin by decision

  20. Heavy Data
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    ok ive got 2 free transfers, what to do with this mess?

    Forster
    Alonso//Cedric//Schindler//Jones
    Mkhi//Eriksen//Salah//Sanches
    Kane//Lukaku

    Elliot//Naughton//Chalobah

    0.3itb

    really want Aguero, Bavies, Kola.....

  21. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Would this midfield be viable:

    Forster, Elliott
    Jones, Cedric, Hegazi, Naughton, Mee
    Hazard, Richie, Groß, Brady, Chalobah
    Kane, Kaku, Kun

    1. A Team Of James McCleans
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Get ready to be very very frustrated

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

        Is everyone not already very very frustrated?

    2. Heavy Data
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      i like that. A lot.

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

        I think it has a lot going for it... will not be popular on here though!

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Team looks like a classic house of cards

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

          There'd also b 0.5 ITB... Could do Forster >Krul to have 1.5 ITB but to be honest think Richie, Groß, Brady could work only need 1 of them to do something each week

      • DrunkPhilosophy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        I like it. RLC instead of Chalobah..

        Might be looking at sth similar when I WC in 2 weeks.

      • weaver93
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        For mine mid needs re-working..

        Start with Eriksen Silva or Mkhi...

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

          Na, Hazard, Kaku, Kane, Kun dwarf the scoring potential of Mkhi & Silva. Eriksen, fair enough, but he's there to assist Kane.

    4. A Team Of James McCleans
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Whats a good score for this week?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Won't know until tomorrow.

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
          6 years, 7 months ago

          10 billion

        • Speédy
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Anything above 35 imo

      3. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Any info on Vardy's injury?

        1. Twelve years a slave
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          groin they dont know how bad

      4. @persecuted_by_mods
          6 years, 7 months ago

          The best advice I ever got from this site was simply, don't keep transferring out players for the new hot thing after one or two blanks, the players you have are good otherwise you wouldn't have them in the first place- last year was my worst ever in fpl and I can't tell you the amount of times I'd take a hit and get in blankets while taking out top scorers for the week.

          A lot of people here are getting burned week by week but still seem to be continuing with the same tactics which is weird.

          Taking out one good player for another good player isn't the worst thing to do but if it's simply because the latter has done well in the current gameweek then is it really worth a transfer

          1. Twelve years a slave
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            Atsu good example

          2. Epic Fail
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            It's worth it if the new player continues to tear it up while your old player goes on a bad tun of form.

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                6 years, 7 months ago

                Of course, every hot topic or post needs to be caveated with "If you get the right players in" but some of the moves I'm seeing bandied about here just make no sense

            2. The Mandalorian
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 7 months ago

              Good advice

            3. F4L
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 7 months ago

              I second this. But Kane is doing my head in right now

            4. Cok3y5murf
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 7 months ago

              Lukaku has better fixtures than Aguero in the next two, yet people are considering taking him out. Will backfire.

              After the next two, it can be done as the fixtures turn ugly for Lukaku.

              1. Twelve years a slave
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 7 months ago

                Captain poll will be dominated by Aguero, Lukaku falling in price Aguero to double rise.
                May be worth it just for the one week

                1. Cok3y5murf
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 7 months ago

                  What about the week after then? Lukaku has Palace at home, Aguero has Chelsea away. Reverse the transfer again?

                  At least Lukaku only has Southampton away next week.

              2. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
                • 14 Years
                6 years, 7 months ago

                WAT!? Aguero plays Palace next!

                1. Cok3y5murf
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 7 months ago

                  Read: "Next TWO"

            5. beetlejuice
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 7 months ago

              Meaning keep Chico?

          3. Lav
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            Brady assist

            Good

          4. F4L
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            People think its unwise to invest in City attack with CL coming up. We all know Pep loves a benching, and Kane should be nailed to start. Only problem is the potential price swing

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                6 years, 7 months ago

                The fact remains that aguero and Jesus will start the majority of matches and together. Everyone gets rotated from time to time

                1. F4L
                  • 9 Years
                  6 years, 7 months ago

                  yes. I'm looking very short term here though, as I still think Kane should outscore the city pair next GW

                  1. Twelve years a slave
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    6 years, 7 months ago

                    More chance Aguero rested for Turkey match, they away and can play more defensive

            2. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
              • 14 Years
              6 years, 7 months ago

              Yay or nay

              Antonio and firmino out

              Chalobah and aguero in

              Two free transfers

              1. Tobeno
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 7 months ago

                Good moves, how's your midfield?

                1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
                  • 14 Years
                  6 years, 7 months ago

                  Shite

                  Eriksen / siggy / Brady / Carroll / chalobah

                  1. Tobeno
                    • 9 Years
                    6 years, 7 months ago

                    Siggy>Silva is an option, I like Brady also, I've seen worse though

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

              alltime top 5 had choupo-moting in their team. Is he really good?

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

                at home, yes

              2. Pariße
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 7 months ago

                Plays pretty far up, but Stoke aren't the same team away as they are at home.

                1. Twelve years a slave
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  6 years, 7 months ago

                  Timing wrong, in a months time maybe yes

              3. F4L
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 7 months ago

                stats back him up. For 5.5, you cant really get much better tbh

            4. A Betting Man
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 7 months ago

              £0.1m away from going (-4) Tadic, Richarlison & Chicharito > Salah, Ritchie & £4.5m FWD and playing 4-4-2.

              Team would've been

              Elliott / Lossl
              Alonso / Davies / Jones / Mee / Mbemba
              Alli / Salah / Mkhi / Ritchie / Chalobah
              Kane / Lukaku / 4.5

              Looks so nice, bit gutted.

            5. THFC4LIFE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 7 months ago

              Are we over thinking this? Kane > Kun?