Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Southampton Vs Aston Villa

Although our gaze is naturally drawn towards the double Gameweek teams, there’s still plenty of Fantasy intrigue amongst the remaining head-to-heads. The first match-up of the weekend sees Southampton play host to Villa, with the Saints looking for a first win in five, while the Villains’ will be hoping to seal their survival with a third straight victory.

Having lost four road matches in the last six Gameweeks, Southampton will be relishing their return to St Mary’s. In spite of their recent troubles on their travels, Ronald Koeman’s side have remained steadfast in front of their own fans and have racked up three clean sheets in the last four home outings. Further up the field, Graziano Pelle netted three goals across Southampton’s previous two at St Mary’s ties and will be determined to further atone for a 14-match barren spell in mid-season.

Despite tallying the bulk of their recent points at home, Tim Sherwood’s Villa outfit have proved that they’re a capable of testing opponents on the road, pushing Manchester City all the way at the Etihad and recording a 1-0 win over Spurs at White Hart Lane. Christian Benteke (10 goals in nine) remains the West Midlanders’ principal threat, while Tom Cleverley (three goals in three consecutive starts) has enjoyed the freedom to roam under Sherwood’s stewardship.

With the FA Cup final in mind, the visitors will surely be going all out for a win today. If Villa can seal their survival, Sherwood will then be afforded the option of rotating his main men for next week’s home encounter against Burnley.

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  1. Shearer & Sutton
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Thank you Benteke! No Benteke but Toby on the bench.

  2. The Enlightener
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Sherwood must be savaging his players right now.

    1. The Raging Bull
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      scenes in the dressing room!

    2. Heels_Over_Head
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      vampire or werewolf?

  3. Berbalove
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    What was the effective playing time for Mane's hatty?

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      2 minutes 56 seconds

      1. Lucy.
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Yup 😀

      2. Berbalove
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Effective, i.e. not counting seconds when the ball is not in play.

        1. Heels_Over_Head
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          stopwatch it on youtube later

          it was stupid fast, won't take long

          1. Berbalove
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            True 🙂

    2. Takamba
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Must have been quicker than Fowler's, no?

      1. Jax
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        it was mate. fowler's was 4 minutes

      2. Heels_Over_Head
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        by 2 minutes

  4. Heels_Over_Head
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    ManU hired the wrong Dutch man

    1. applebonkers
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      bacuna?

  5. SouthCoastSaint
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    I can't stop laughing

    1. Lucy.
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      What do you make of the new kit?

      1. The Nuttmxn
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Looks alright, sponsor looks a bit odd.

        The green and black shirt confirmed for away shirt?

        1. Lucy.
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          It's the same as this season?

          Not yet - and I think the leak was actually green and navy. It's a bit of a marmite kit that one - fans seem to love or hate it. I'm a fan.

          1. The Nuttmxn
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            The black outline is a lot thicker to my eye.

            It's different, I think it's nice myself.

  6. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Benched Cambiasso for Clyne. Guarantee he'll score a faster hat trick now.

  7. faux_C
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Haha sweet sweet Benteke goal 🙂

  8. fplking14
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    My rival has mane and tekkers lol

    1. Camp No No
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Both playing? I wouldn't laugh much if I was you.

      1. The Raging Bull
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        haha

      2. fplking14
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        My rival always has luck that is why I am laughing otherwise I would have committed suicide.

        1. Camp No No
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Fair enough.

  9. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    What's the fastest hattrick from 0:00?

    ie Mane's was 16 minutes or whatever.

    Has he broken that record as well?

    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Fowler's was early wasn't it?

      1. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Think Folwer's was completed near the 30 minute mark.

      2. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Mane beat that too

    2. Punty
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      It's Mane's.. First hattrick before 20 minutes

      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks

    3. PurpleCobras
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      From Infostrada Sports: Sadio Mane also scored the EARLIEST instance of a PL hat-trick (16th min). Previously record was held by Dwight Yorke (21st min).

      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks!

  10. Gnu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Machine has Mane (c).
    Probably. 😉

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      😆

    2. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Has Long too.

    3. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      The Machine has captained Ozil

      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Good news for me as an Ozil owner then

        1. Mílanista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          You know the machine is ranked 250k right? 😉

          1. Billy Gilmore
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            But he always does well 😉

            Y u do dis 2 me? 😥

  11. TheCurseOfRaheem
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    This match was going so well until Benteke had to get himself involved.

    1. Lucy.
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I know!

    2. Royal5
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      And he's not done

  12. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    just saw the HT Result.... 5-1 😯

    Anyone has Mane?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Yep.

      1. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        some dead team must have

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          The Machine has a fully live team.

          1. Moin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            😯

  13. Somalion
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Cameron Jerome misses an absolute sitter.

  14. davies
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Still pissed off with that goal.

    1. Lucy.
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Yup me too.

      But then I remember we're winning 5-1 and I feel better again 😀

    2. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      want Benteke to score 2 more

      1. Podge
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        +1

  15. A.T
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Holy moly Southampton. I sold Mane last week ffs 🙁

  16. Wouter
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Where is Benteke off to then? Liverpool?

    1. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      If they were smart, they'd snap him up imo.

    2. Royal5
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Spurs

      1. Lucy.
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Accommodating Kane and Benteke doesn't seem realistic.

        1. Royal5
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Think it could work. Like it did with JRod and Lambert.

          1. CABAYE4
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            I can't see either of these two playing wide like J-Rod did.

            1. Royal5
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Dunno. Spurs need a good second striker that's for sure.

    3. Billy Gilmore
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Hopefully

    4. Camp No No
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      ManU?

    5. Camp No No
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Southampton could use him.

  17. Dormer
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    I accidentally started JWP and somehow he's done nothing of any value with his team scoring 5 goals..FPL man..

    1. The Enlightener
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      😯

      1. The Enlightener
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        This emoticon completely does not capture what I am going for here. Damnit. I miss the old ones. We all know these suck.....f.

    2. Royal5
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      All goals are from Villa errors

  18. Epic Fail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    31 with 15 to play. Any good?

    1. money face bandwagon
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Great score. Congrats

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      15 minutes?

    3. Margarido
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Epic

    4. A.T
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      You had me worried there 😉

  19. agueroooooney
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Mané first sub, any chance of Ivan or Haz not playing?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      They will both play.

    2. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      nice! Mane might come in

    3. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Nope, sorry.

    4. Camp No No
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      No, sorry. And if you get the points from bench, you don't deserve them.

  20. NorwichCityLad
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Where's the best place to find player form???

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk

      1. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        this!

  21. TheCurseOfRaheem
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Grealish has the sort of face that warrants a slap.

    1. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      It must be wonderful to be one of the beautiful people 😉

    2. The Enlightener
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      And how many peeps picked him up recently? They should be slapped as well.

  22. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Jerome

    Norwich 3-1 Ipswich

    Wembley

  23. Somalion
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Norwich 3-1 up!

  24. Syd.
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    3-1 Norwich

  25. The Raging Bull
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    was Tekkers > Giroud a good idea?

    1. Camp No No
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      No.

      1. The Raging Bull
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        🙁

  26. S.Kuqi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Mane hat trick. Benteke goal. Just give the amazon voucher

    1. Nickofoz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Hahaha 😀 Congrats

    2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Not there yet?

      1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        The voucher that is

    3. 11 Angry Men
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Really well chosen!

  27. Would an idiot do that?
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    No mane but benteke(c)
    Don't know how to feel

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      2 more Tekker goals coming up

    2. Les Bleus
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Horrible since you didn't captain an Arsenal player.

    3. Nickofoz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Benteke (C)? 😯

    4. Would an idiot do that?
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      To clarify its the sky game so I can change it to Giroud (c) tomorrow

  28. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Fekkers red, please

  29. Syd.
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Redmond is so slow

  30. Gooner97
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    No Mane. Red arrow

    1. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      1.5% ownership

    2. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Depends on rank right?

    3. Nickofoz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      ?

      He has 1.5% ownership overall and 2.5% in the top 1K.

      It just means if you own him things are looking good.