Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur

Sunday treats us to a single, but nonetheless crucial, Gameweek 24 fixture as Southampton welcome Tottenham Hotspur to St Mary’s at 4pm.

After Sergio Aguero’s hat-trick at home to Newcastle yesterday, Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers are looking for a repeat performance from Harry Kane today.

Having put three past the Saints in a 5-2 win in Gameweek 20, the Spurs frontman is the number one captain choice in FPL, handed the armband by 29.3%.

However, the visitors’ potential at both ends of the pitch has been dented by the absence of key duo Hugo Lloris and Christian Eriksen through illness.

Sold by over 96,000 FPL managers last week, the Dane could now be subject to a late-January exodus – Mauricio Pochettino’s men play Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal in the subsequent three rounds of fixtures.

Up against a defence that has mustered just a single clean sheet in their last 11 at home, owners of Dele Alli and Son Heung-Min will be optimistic of returns – the pair plundered 15 and 14 points respectively in that recent triumph over the Saints.

In defence, Ben Davies is handed a fourth straight start for only the second time this term, with Danny Rose again missing out due to an ongoing knee complaint.

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  1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Well, 71 after 2 Kane baps and Oggy autosub.
    Gomez to get up to the ton surely.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Robertson points would be nice.

    2. Norman Conquest
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      absolutely

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Back to 70 maybe.

      1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        🙂

        1. Fantasy Gold
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Is that supposed to be a good score?

          The average on here is 116

          1. Ephurion
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            And no one will admit getting less than 125!

          2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            I'm the first to put my horrible scores out there as well.

            Like in gw16 when my gw rank was 5,140,098 after a massive 24 points.

            But yes, it feels like a good score. Is it?

            1. Fantasy Gold
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              Terrible

  2. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    39 with 3 pool players including Captain should be good enough for a green for me?

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Not if Liverpool don't score.

      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Liverpool not scoring against Swansea? Nah
        Mo Salah will definitely score 1

    2. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Top 1k avg is 50 from 8.7. Red arrow I'm afraid

      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah
        But many have played their captain. And IF firmino and Salah get double figure ( Salah should ) and pool keep a Cs it's gold for me.

        Slim chances of green yeah

        1. ralfb
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          If exacly this happens, yes

  3. Udo
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Pick one replacement for Erik: A: Hazard, B: Mane or C: Sane?

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      you got mahrez ?

      1. Udo
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        I do, have Mahrez, Arni, Salah and Sterling.

    2. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      C

    3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      A or B. C is trash for FPL. Real life sane is class

  4. Patch
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Triple Man U

    Double Man City

    Double Liverpool

    Double West Ham

    GW25 is a difficult pick...thinking Pope instead of DDG but keep Jones in case a draw (Baps).

    Probably play Richarlison rather than Ayew...

    1. Patch
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Kane to Kun for 3 GWs and then switcheroo back.

      Will play DDG Jones and hope for Spurs Blank.

      Easy.

  5. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    A flappy clean sheet tomorrow night and penalty save would be great.

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      No I shipped him on a -4 to pickford

    2. TallestJohn
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Last time I was hoping for points from Fabianski and an opposition attacker, Fab saved a penalty and Calvert-Lewin scored the rebound 😀

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Would take that with Firmino scoring rebound.

  6. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Have to ship son and Kane i guess
    Utd and liverpool means spurs players blank confirmed

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      For real?

      LIV v ARS , LIV v CITY were both high scoring games.

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Come on this is spurs. They are crap vs big sides. Don't just see this as kane

        1. wernerhedgehog
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          they did very well in the champions league though

          1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            U cant cherry pick. Their EPL record vs top 6 this year is awful

            1. wernerhedgehog
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              perhaps, but it shows that Poch could possibly do it - not as clear cut.

            2. Hotdogs for Tea
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              Kane is second only to Aguero in scoring against the top 6 in PL

              1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                • 6 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                How many has Kane scored vs Utd and at anfield??

                1. Hotdogs for Tea
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  Don’t know, try google

                2. shortymak
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  That dont matter he could still score hat trick against any one

                3. Hotdogs for Tea
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  Kane V Man U, Arsenal & Liverpool combined ...

                  Started : 19, Scored: 11, Assists: 2, Home goals: 7, Away goals: 4, Won: 4, Drawn: 9, Lost: 6

                  V Liverpool ...
                  Started: 6, Scored: 4, Assists: 2, Home goals: 2, Away goals: 2. Won: 1, Drawn: 3, Lost: 2

                  V Man U ...
                  Started: 6, Scored: 1, Assists: 0, Home goals: 1, Away goals: 0, Won: 1, Drawn: 3, Lost: 2

                  V Arsenal
                  Started: 6, Scored: 6, Assists: 0, Home goals: 4, Away goals: 2, Won: 2, Drawn: 3, Lost: 1

                  1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                    • 6 Years
                    6 years, 3 months ago

                    Thanks mate. Next 2 matches wil test his goalscoring prowess

    2. ralfb
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Kane scored 57 in ladt 6 ganes where he even had a cold, really ship him?

  7. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    I’m out off by Alonso watching him yesterday. He looked knackered!!

    And there’s two more games for him from now until the next game week. May get hazard instead and hold Christensen

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      That faker always looks knackered when I own him. Not again. Alonso boat has sailed and I missed it

      1. JohnnyMagrinho
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Looking at his form, he's certainly delivered. But looking at the fixtures ahead, even if you don't have him yet, he's surely worth bringing in?

          When cheaper midfield alternatives are all floundering he's barely over £7m and gets clean sheet bonuses. I certainly fancy Chelsea to keep getting clean sheets in their upcoming fixtures and he's always throwing himself forward.

          The boat might have left the harbour but it's not over the horizon yet.

    2. AdamJ91
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Gomes - Elliot
      Otamendi - Jones - Alonso - Dunk - Kenny
      Salah - Sterling - Son - Lingard - Arnautovic
      Kane - Depoitre - DCL

      2.5 ITB; 1 FT

      Feel like I need to upgrade Gomes & DCL/Depoirte.. any suggestions on either is appreciated?

      1. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        I have 13 of your 15 players! Lingard to Mahrez maybe?

        1. AdamJ91
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Don't know if that's a good thing or not haha.

          Possibly, might even consider Son > Mahrez come to think of it.

      2. TallestJohn
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Lingard to Shaqiri/Albrighton/Ox give you enough for Depoitre to Vardy?

        1. AdamJ91
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          0.1 short of getting Ox so would have to be Albrighton.

    3. faux_C
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      One of those weeks where I have no clue how my score is so much lower than everyone else. Who am I missing?

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Aguero?

        1. faux_C
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          I didn't think many people owned him(?)

      2. Over Midwicket
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        (K)un

      3. #FPLBhuna
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        How bad is it?

        36 here

        Salah(c) and firmino to go

        1. faux_C
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          I'm on 37 with Salah and Firmino to go, but captain already played.

          Last night my GW rank was 4.9m 😥

        2. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          On 46 having used captain. Not sure if I'd swap with you or not.

      4. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        I am with with
        39 with firmino,Salah(ç) and Gomez left and without a keeper

        1. AYLD28
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          72 with Salah to go. Yes I had Kun (c)

      5. tafrère
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Agreed. 55 with Firmino and Salah left and it doesn't seems that good, very small green arrow ; I don't understand.

      6. wernerhedgehog
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Willian, Hazard, Aguero. Loads of casual players have Willian - 8% vs Hazard's 6.5%

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

      Son + DCL -> Mahrez + Diouf (-4) or just son-> mah?

    5. ralfb
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Chances for ayew to score a brace tomorrow?

      1. Udo
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        I certainly have my fingers crossed! Hint: He's my Erik back-up.

      2. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Probably won’t start 😉

    6. The Greenback Boogie
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Want to break the template and gamble to move up in ranks.4

      How does this WC team look?

      Schmeichel - Hennessey

      Alonso - Otamendi - Tarkowski - Tomkins - Ogbonna

      Choupo - Hazard - Salah - Sterling/Sane - Arnie

      Kun - Firmino - McBurnie/Niasse

      1. ralfb
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Who would you bench?

        1. The Greenback Boogie
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Planning on playing 7 attackers every match and benching the 3rd forward. Alonso & Otamendi will be constants and rotate between the other 3 defenders.

          1. AYLD28
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Ditch Ota and Firm if you don’t want template

            1. ralfb
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              Firminho prob best for his price, having no kane but kun is prob enough no template. Think it looks good

    7. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Surely gettng 2 from hazard mane firmino willian for son or Kane or ship them both out

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Only for a hit and today

    8. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Captaining sterling over kane only cost me 4 then. Bit of a relief.

      Son to mahrez sounding good for next week?

      1. TallestJohn
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Very

      2. @fpl_phenom
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        I’m thinking
        Kane & Son > Kun & Mahrez

        1. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Could work out. Think I'll stick with kane though.

    9. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Why is it that Virgin always seems to rattle the cages of the powers that be?

      Would of thought they would just dismiss everything he says by now.

      1. mir
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Especially with no fpl history to back it up.

        1. Big_Andy_GAWA
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Did he get banned, or what?!

      2. MTPockets
          6 years, 3 months ago

          The best trolls throw occasional sensibilities into the mix.

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

        51 with firmino and salah to go hmm

        Probably need firmino to get more than salah for a green arrow

        1. ralfb
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Salahs effective ownership is apoarently more than 100 perc so unless you have him as a captain, the less points he scores the better

          1. @fpl_phenom
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            How is it more than 100%

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

              90% own him but more than 10% captained him

              For top 10k

              1. ralfb
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

      4. JohnnyMagrinho
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Anybody making any substitutions now should be banned for a GW and all price rises frozen. We have two EFL cup semi-finals and a whole load of FA Cup games to come before the next Premier League kick off. It's practically another GW (in which none of us will get points) before the next one comes around.

          Very confusing to see people asking about which transfers they should make already - so much can happen in between now and the next GW deadline. I have an idea of who I'm transferring but other than having it mocked up and in my head I won't be revisiting it until the weekend when everything becomes a bit clearly.

          Would be so annoying to be priced out of getting a player you want because a throng of people have gone way before the whistle and inflated prices.

          And breathe.

          1. how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Should be heartily encouraged to make transfers, not banned.

            What do the rest of us care???

            1. JohnnyMagrinho
                6 years, 3 months ago

                I was kind of over-exaggerating when I said banned, but you know, you wouldn't be making transfers a week early in the middle of an active GW would you?

                And the actions of the masses do affect us, of course they do, because they tip price changes.

                1. how now brown cow
                  • 9 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  But then they take hits to correct them or just have bad weeks when injuries occur.

                  Everyone's entitled to their own strategy. Chasing price rises early doors and then using increased team value 2nd half of season can work out.

            2. MTPockets
                6 years, 3 months ago

                Impossible to hold & not expect early price changes these days. Yes it's annoying, but also a tactic.

              • Netley Lucas
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                Well, if you must have a player because the alternative is rubbish then I guess we have to take a chance? We are all part of the market that tips the player over 😆

                1. JohnnyMagrinho
                    6 years, 3 months ago

                    Yeah all I'm saying is maybe wait to see what happens in those games that will affect whoever you're thinking of bringing in. I know that between GWs there's always a chance of injuries in training etc... but in other games players could get suspended, higher chance of injury etc...

                    It's one of those things when you have a clear idea of who you want, but you know you only just make it with how much you have ITB and you're very close to being priced out of getting them...

                2. Leaf
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  FPL never sleeps

                3. Jeremy Corbyn
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  -1

              • #FPLBhuna
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                3 best defenders for gw25?

                A) Alonso (bou h)
                B) Kenny (lei h)
                C) Maguire (eve a)
                D) Masuaku (cry h)
                E) Dunk (sou h)

                Currently on ACE/ABC

                Thoughts..

                1. JONALDINHO
                  • 6 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  ABE

                2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                  • 6 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  Ace i think

              • LǝgleSs e|even
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                Just wanted to say it's great to see no "Kane cappers lol" comment today.

                Fresh change. Well done community.

                1. #FPLBhuna
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  Salah for me lol

                  Mon' Mo

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

                  It's an odd sort of score.

                  Not a lol worthy fail with salah to go but not too good after aguero haul

              • anish10
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                What to do with this lot:

                1FT 1.8 ITB

                DDG
                Alonso Otamendi Ogbonna
                Salah Sterling Arnie Lingard
                Kane Ayew Aguero

                Eliott--Kenny--Klavan--RLC

                Obvious issues are: Lingard, RLC, Klavan

                1. TallestJohn
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  Easy to do RLC to Shaqiri/Albrighton/Ox

              • HD7
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                Should I be angered that I Captained Kane or happy that at least I have Kun....

                1. #FPLBhuna
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  Happy that atleast you have kun and ur captain didn't blank

                2. Netley Lucas
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  Let us know when the gameweek is over

              • DAZZ
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                80 with Salah and Robertson to go. Surely 100 is out the question

                1. #FPLBhuna
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  Think it's very much on tbh

                2. The Polymath
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  Yep. Not a single %, Just give up hope now. 😀

              • Deulofail
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                Very happy with 2 points from Hennessey after conceding 4 goals in 22 mins. Due a beastly score as soon as variance happens to allow a reasonable Palace performance to be turned into a CS. Hope it happens before they play TOT, MAN and che in successive games :/

              • HD7
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                Current team:

                De Gea
                Vert Ota Ogbona Alonso
                Sterling Arnie Salah Lindgard
                Kane Aguero

                Subs: Elliot, Crouch, Obiang, Mbemba

                Vert to Maguire VVD or Bellerin/Monreal for next Gameweek?

                1. TallestJohn
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  I'd favour Maguire.

                  Monreal good value but wait and see, came off as a precaution due to hamstring injury and Arsenal could yet sign a CB which could affect Nacho's minutes in a 3-4-2-1

              • klavan
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                So Kane is not essential for the next 3?

                1. Netley Lucas
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  That's right

              • IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                • 6 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                Half the players here say hits are not worth it but a captain change vice captain interchange costs sometimes nearly 10 points why many are hit - averse. Just asking

              • Delph & Safety
                • 6 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                Thoughts on Mkhitaryan as a Son replacement?

                1. AYLD28
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  Not yet

              • AYLD28
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                If you had Aguero + Kane up top, would you just stick with it? Many will scramble to get Kun in now I think but because of this forward line I don’t have Alonso.

                Adrian, Elliot
                Otamendi, Jones, Christensen, Dunk, Dummett
                Sterling, Arnie, Salah, Lingard, Son
                Kane, Aguero, Quaker Oats

                2 FTs, 0itb

                1. klavan
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  Kane to firmino and dummet to alonso

                  1. klavan
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 3 months ago

                    or vardy if you cant afford firmino

                  2. AYLD28
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    6 years, 3 months ago

                    Is it really worth ditching him?

              • JONALDINHO
                • 6 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                Early ideas?!
                Pope
                Alonso • Otamendi • Jones • Kenny
                Salah • Sterling • Son • Arnie • Lingard
                Kane 2FT 3.1ITB
                (Elliot, Ogbonna, Depoitre, DCL)

                Lingard to Mahrez? Or Son to KDB. Could also get funds from downgrading Depoitre/DCL/Otamendi. Thx!

                1. Udo
                  • 6 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  Ur first thought!

                2. Hotdogs for Tea
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  Wait until GW28 blanks are known, then decide

              • Big_Andy_GAWA
                • 12 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                If the ref had marshalled that game correctly Kane would have kept the 3 bonus and Davis would have been down to just 1. Severely pi$$ed off.