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Dugout Discussion – Southampton vs Arsenal

The first of three Sunday matches gets underway at 12pm as Southampton welcome Arsenal to St Mary’s Stadium.

Charlie Austin retains his role on the hosts’ teamsheet after netting three times in his first two starts under Manuel Pellegrino.

Drafted in by over 41,000 Fantasy Premier League managers for the Gunners’ encounter, the Saints’ frontman faces a defence that has claimed just two of their seven clean sheets on the road.

Priced at 6.1, Austin also has upcoming home encounters with Leicester and Huddersfield to strengthen his case as a budget striker, yet Southampton’s next three away matches (che tot mun) over the next month could barely be less appealing.

Up against a defence with one shutout in the previous ten Gameweeks, Arsenal’s Alexandre Lacazette is the most captained player for this one.

Yet only 2.2% of FPL managers have handed the Frenchman the armband, despite four sets of attacking returns in his last five outings.

At a cost of just 7.2, the consistent Aaron Ramsey’s popularity is on the rise. The Welshman was acquired by over 203,000 new owners, having delivered a goal or assist in six of the last seven Gameweeks.

Premium priced midfield pair Mesut Ozil (two goals and five assists in his last six) and Alexis Sanchez, with a goal in three of his last four, also boast some strong ahead of today’s encounter.

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  1. Kaneyonero
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Le Donk on

  2. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Lolcazette

  3. Pariße
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    The players that went off for Arsenal have really looked awful today.

    1. Pariße
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      ...and the ones that stayed were not much better. Except for Cech.

    2. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Arsenal look like a midtable team this game, really awful stuff

      1. Pariße
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Zero chances created, this is unwatchable.

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

    My Cup opponent sold Hegazi for Mee, but has Dawson, Rangel and Rosenior in his team all of whom he decided to keep. Hmmm...interesting lad.

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      how u know?

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

        I checked his team?

        1. El-Kloppico
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Is it already available?
          Means I didnt even qualify then..

  5. Ghost Gooner
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Lacazette just isn't worth it if he can't finish games

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

      Isn't worth it even if he can

      1. Ghost Gooner
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah, they don't supply him with even shots. He should have been priced at 8.0

  6. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Joke of a week. Thank god I captained Kane. 24 from him, 6 from Pope, 0/1/2 from everyone else and just Cout (1 bench point else 2 Pts off the bench) and Salah (who I want to get 0 given EO) left

    1. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Same =) and I capt Hazard

    2. Rik Waller
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      If you captained Kane you're OK mate. Many people in a far worse place

      1. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah just depressing that 90% of those with good paper fixtures completely flopped

  7. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Lacafail

  8. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Why no Cout?

    1. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      He isn't nailed. When he does play he explodes though.

      1. Pigeon
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        He isn't nailed? Wot

        1. Over Midwicket
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          He's not nailed because he is on the bench today.

          1. Pigeon
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            I don't think you know what nailed means

      2. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Need to change your terminology mate. Nailed and explosions

        1. Over Midwicket
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          He explodes because he had consistently got double digit hauls when playing this season.

          1. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            "Explodes" is such a dreadful term in this context.

      3. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        What like spontaneous combustion?

  9. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    All the FPL players named Mohamed have something else in common.. Guess

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      :O

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Mohamed Elneny TP:11
        Mohamed Salah TP:113
        Mohamed Diamé TP:13

    2. Numb
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Muslim?

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        ok two things 🙂

        1. Numb
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          😉

    3. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      They all have surnames

    4. Prøfeßör …
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Basel or Switzerland?

  10. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal relying on Welbeck's deliveries to equalise. Oh dear.

  11. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    It's gonna be GW 17 soon and I have not yet owned an Arsenal attacker this season.

    Never happened before.

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      They aren’t sustainable this season. Only Rambo seems good pick due to price.

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Not even Iwobi GW1?

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        😆

  12. Fresh_From_Desh
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Having TAA and Gomez to rotate on my team is kind of working but blocking the potential of a double up with salah and coutinho

    Should I drop one of the Liverpool defenders?

  13. Numb
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Triple Pool attack fail! 😆

    Only one starts!

    1. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Can still score from bench

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah could do although doubt Coutinho will come on unless it's desperate if he's carrying an injury

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

      Was contemplating selling Kane for a hit to get that the whole week. Thank God I didn't in the end

    3. Tim Canterbury
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Was just about to post, Firm & Cout benched! Ouch to those who sold Kane & split the funds. Oh & curse of the most transferred in again >.

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        I still have Kane cpt thankfully

  14. MFC86
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    This weeks transfers In were Coutinho and lacazette ffs

  15. Kermit Special
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    What's the chance of Cout coming on?

    1. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      High

    2. Weasel51
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Depends how the game is going

    3. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Very high if they're losing

  16. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Coutinho = Sterling v2.0 ?

    Glad i didnt make the swap. was really tempted though

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I did. Luckily I have you the armband

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        *gave

        1. HurriKane
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          well done mate. i just couldn't come to terms with it this gw after all the captaincy failures i have to endure

          hazard let me down big time

  17. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Wow pool lineup may have saved me in ML after an awful Haz (c) fail wk.

  18. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    I think if I was Kolasinac I'd be having a "Is there a problem" conversation with a few team mates...

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Not before time.

    2. JonSnow
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      sanchez always seems to turn a blind eye, noticed it a few gw's back

  19. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Lineup - Liverpool starting line-up: Simon Mignolet, Joseph Gomez, Andrew Robertson, James Milner, Dejan Lovren, Ragnar Klavan, Sadio Mané, Jordan Henderson, Dominic Solanke, Mohamed Salah, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
    Substitutes: Georginio Wijnaldum, Philippe Coutinho, Danny Ings, Roberto Firmino, Loris Karius, Emre Can, Trent Alexander-Arnold

    Lineup - Everton starting line-up: Jordan Pickford, Jonjoe Kenny, Cuco Martina, Idrissa Gueye, Mason Holgate, Ashley Williams, Wayne Rooney, Tom Davies, Oumar Niasse, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Gylfi Sigurdsson.
    Substitutes: Michael Keane, Nikola Vlasic, Phil Jagielka, Ademola Lookman, Aaron Lennon, Morgan Schneiderlin, Joel Robles

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      WTF COUTINHO BENCHED

    2. Dreams
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      That Everton defence looks worse than Liverpool's.

  20. Kizza_10
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Current midfield:
    Gross Salah Silva Richarlison

    Wilson out:

    In ?
    A. Ramsey
    B. Mahrez

  21. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Bellerin YC ... 1pt confirmed

  22. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    FPL Reddit dog has got captaincy right three out of three!

    1. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      4/4 mate

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Who did he got this gw?

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

      What about the other 13 weeks?

  23. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Belleryeller

  24. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Belle YC

  25. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    anyone else went firmino over austin?
    ffs both coutinho and firmino in bench.

    went firmino over austin strictly on firmino's fixtures, as austin 's form is great.

    austin 4 goals in last 4 games

  26. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    just like the Chelsea game yesterday, when the scoreline is like this it becomes all too apparent how many of these top players in top teams don't even have the basic skills to cross the ball into the box with either foot. Appalling.

    1. Pariße
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      It’s the same game, yes.

  27. Pariße
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Thanks Bellerin. Awful throughout the game, at least you can bless my team with a yellow.

  28. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    I just don’t get Klopp, keep all key players on for 90mins when 7-0 up midweek and play a weakened team in the derby, he had better hope it pays off

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Its not a weakened team

    2. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I find that strange too

    3. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      this

  29. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Yellowin

  30. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Stephens nailing a spot here..
    In the BAPS too