Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Saturday

The Gameweek continues with a batch of three o’clock kick-offs, as our eyes are drawn to Goodison Park.

Everton take on Hull City on Merseyside with striker Romelu Lukaku again the top captaincy pick in the Gameweek. Now part of more than two million squads, the Belgian is backed by more than a million of those – 24.6% of FPL managers – with the captaincy ahead of the Tigers clash.

With over 257,000 new Gameweek 29 owners, Diego Costa drops in on the bet365 Stadium to take on Stoke City. He’ll look to provide the cutting edge for leaders Chelsea, but will need to cope without the support of Eden Hazard – the playmaker is missing from the Blues line-up having been sidelined by a “little problem” according to manager Antonio Conte. Owned by almost 1.3 million, Hazard was brought into more than 83,000 new squads prior to today’s deadline.

Elsewhere, Jermain Defoe will look to improve on a run that has seen him register returns in just one of his last six Gameweeks when Burnley pay visit to the Stadium of Light. The veteran striker was acquired by over 88,000 FPL managers ahead of the Clarets clash.

West Ham host the ever-improving Leicester City at the London Stadium, with Fantasy managers scouting the claims of Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez ahead of back-to-back home fixtures for the champions.

Meanwhile, Sam Allardyce’s Crystal Palace go in search of a third successive win and clean sheet when they face Watford at Selhurst Park.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. AntonioKante
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    What to do with carrol would u get vardy in for a hit?

    1. McEwan
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Hull next? Got to keep for that surely

      1. AntonioKante
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Oh yeah but vardy has stoke

        1. McEwan
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I have Vardy so not against getting him, just not sure it's clear cut Vardy will outscore Carroll by 4 points for it to pay off

  2. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    46 from 4, top10k average 50.5, tough game 🙂

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Kaku got 48 alone

      1. MMN
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        He got 32

        1. Morgs
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          76 I thought

        2. Bruno Bruno!!
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          he must have TC Lukaku

        3. F4L
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          stuck in TC mode atm 😛

  3. SC not pearls before swine
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I hate the all out attack chip so much

    1. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I almost used it.

      1. SC not pearls before swine
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I figured, hey, Pieters/Dawson are playing Chelsea/Arsenal and Baines might not play, no time better than now. Stupid sexy Dawson.

    2. Mozart_s Balls
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Used it to play Barnes istead of Mee 🙁

      1. SC not pearls before swine
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I need an "optimal bench chip"

  4. Ben the Mee
      7 years, 1 month ago

      My head said captain Lukaku. My gut said Sanchez. I will now punish my gut with whiskey.

      1. sunzip14
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Your head will say "Why did you punish me instead" tomorrow!

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      King another hatty please, owe us after the misses last week!

      1. Lav
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        This

    • Oi! Shadders!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Think we can take the flag off Baines now, please?

      1. Morgs
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Does it mess with the price movements?

    • Parm
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Need Tom Carroll to do stuff with the Hazard no show. Josh King & Sigurdsson having a scrap and both being sent-off would be good too.

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Lol.

      2. Ziro
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I need this too

    • Fergies fledgling
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      68 (-4) after baps with 5 to play. Sounds like a lot of high scores this week!

      1. Morgs
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Wow

    • Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Should have done Brunt > Sakho this week instead of saving a transfer, would have been 7 points better off

      1. Stats Don\'t Lie
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        3cs on the trott for palace but tough games up now.

        1. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah next 2 put me off, but points on board and all that

    • Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      All I ask for is a josh king blank

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Hush yo mouth!

    • Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Bournemouth need to run riot over swansea

    • toystory2wasok
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      55 (inc bonus) from 4.

      if you have less.. feel better; my OR is shocking.

    • DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Why is the average so high.

      1. Parm
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Lukaku(c)

      2. F4L
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        (K)aku got 48, 173% EO

        1. F4L
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          sorry 32

        2. Uncle Gamst
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Go on I'll bite 😉

          1. Uncle Gamst
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Couldn't figure where you got the 48 from and TC didn't add up 🙂

      3. NATSTER
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Lukaku, I guess.

      4. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Lukaku, Everton clean sheets, pickford

      5. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        We have none of your players...

    • Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Is this Swansea match on Sky??

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        BT.

      2. Bun Rab
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        BT Sport

        1. Big_Andy_GAWA
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Arrrrgghhhhh

          1. GreennRed
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Also on Mobdro 😉

            1. Big_Andy_GAWA
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Yeah. I have technical issues with it: really can't be bothered with the buffering I get with it...

    • Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Stephan Ward on the bench 🙁

      1. wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        me too mate..so sad.I believed in Sunderland that they must win to stay up,,

      2. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Hopefully for Ireland too.

    • Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      So the big differential right now is Mr. King....please get some big points, sir!

    • Thiga
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Look at my captain and laugh! Don't know what I was thinking. Probably wasn't thinking at all lol!

      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/36219/event/29

      1. Sess!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        You can't even say unlucky to that. You've had a shocker there mate.

        1. Thiga
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Yup. Idiotic decision

      2. wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Really?

      3. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        What the b'jesus!?

      4. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Well in the cold light of day you'll be thankful rest of team bailed you out.

        1. Thiga
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          VERY thankful. Could've been a lot worse. Then again, it could've been a lot better if I was sane. 😆

    • Lav
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      FPL fortunes changing at right time 🙂

      51 points (pre bounus). Mane, Eriksen, Siggy, King, Aguero to play.

      And 2 FT over break

      1. NATSTER
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Same 5 to go, but 1 FT only.

    • Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I take it the Aguero rumour is untrue / unfounded? (My post seems to have been deleted) :/

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Have not heard a word about him not starting so....

        1. Big_Andy_GAWA
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Comment on the last page. Maybe someone making things up. That's good...

          1. Yank Revolution
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Some rumors have teeth to them, like yesterday's when it was said Hazard didnt travel, but it wasnt confirmed...

    • AntonioKante
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Would u get vardy or gabby for next week?

    • GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Are the BPS saves weighted on importance, difficulty, other or do keepers get passing BPS points? Pickford has 3 saves, Heaton 5 but they're on same BPS?

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, distribution, caught crosses, etc.

        1. GreennRed
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Sound. 3 more from Pickford 🙂

      2. CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        SCOUT: Heaton & Pickford set to share 3 #FPL bonus points - Heaton wins by 5 saves to 3, with recoveries helping Pickford tie in the BPS

    • StalkingDwarf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      The thing I hate about the international breaks is that I can never tell which injuries are real. No early transfers for me I guess.

      1. Hibbo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        See at this stage of the game forget about early transfers.

        Each one is so crucial the advantage changes from being about value to it being about all the available information.

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

          This (take it from a notorious early transferer)

      2. Rover
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        This.

    • Arctic monkeys
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I hate score check

      1. Sess!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Only ever instigated by people with a decent score.

        1. Somalion
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          😎

    • Zeeco
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Lakuku C for rest of the season

    • Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Some week in FPL.

      I'll tell ye all something I'll be having sex tonight and everything.

      1. KingNidge
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Can't beat a good ride on the back of a green arrow

        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Just imagine she's Lukaku man.

          1. KingNidge
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Could do to mix things up a bit lol

            1. Hibbo
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              That's it man stick an Everton top on her call her big ROM.

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Green lights tonight 😛

      3. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Lol

      4. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Green arrows, red lights.

    • Parm
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Wenger on if he’ll[Sánchez] miss the Chile games…

      Chile goes to Argentina for a massive game but they play only next week and if it’s only a kick, he will play. If the ligament is damaged, he will not play.

      Read more at http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20170318/the-latest-on-alexis-ankle#iwdXqS7dpQMrrT7o.99

      1. Hibbo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        He will play then.

    • The Wise Owl
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Would have had 54 from 4 players without a wildcard.

      Sitting at 56 with 6. I'm doomed.

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        WC is long term though innit. Most people did well this week so hardly a suprise.

    • Olee
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      So far my only complaint is that Alonso didnt hit the goal....47points and 5players to go, looks good! 🙂

    • Siva Mohan
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Everton at Goodison park in 2017 - 6 wins, 6 matches, 5 clean sheets, 22 goals

      1. NATSTER
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        LEI and BUR to come in GW 32-33

    • Baked baines
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Who was the guy who called Lukaku a donkey and raged transfered 60 mons in?!
      Reveal yourself?!

      1. Uncle Gamst
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        R Koeman?