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Dugout Discussion – Arsenal vs Man City

After Gylfi Sigurdsson disappointed during Swansea’s goalless draw with Middlesbrough at the Liberty, Gameweek 30 comes to its conclusion with the small matter of a 4pm showdown between Arsenal and Man City at the Emirates Stadium.

Two of the top five captained players in this round of fixtures go head-to-head now, with Sergio Aguero and Alexis Sanchez handed the armband by 8.8% and 5.7% of Fantasy Premier League managers respectively.

Sanchez, certainly, is the most reliable of the pair, serving up a goal or assist in 13 of his last 15 league outings to clinch a place at the top of the FPL leaderboard.

Aguero has upped his output in recent weeks, though, with two goals and an assist in his previous four appearances.

Up against a defence that’s been breached three times in three of their last four league fixtures, the Argentine goes in search of a fifth double-figure away haul.

With Arsenal playing ten times in the remaining eight Gameweeks and City boasting nine fixtures over that stretch, the likes of Raheem Sterling, Leroy Sane, Mesut Ozil and Danny Welbeck also have a chance to impress, with the latter handed a third straight start by Arsene Wenger.

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  1. Tshelby
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Dam me for playing Heaton instead of Valdes!

    1. Red or Dead
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Played Jakupovic over Valdes as I had Sigurdsson

      1. XabiAlonso
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Don't wanna sound rude but I never get this logic

  2. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Who would be the ideal replacement for Mane?
    I already have Sanchez and Eriksen.

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

      Alli

    2. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Alli Coutinho

    3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      alli?

    4. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Dele

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Okay guys cheers.

    5. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Alli / Coutinho

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Just a quick question but Alli is on 4 yellows one more and it's a ban right? Or is it now 10 games?

        1. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Before the ban I mean.

        2. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          He's safe now unless he gets 6 yellows vs Swansea.

        3. TorresMagic™
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          10 now.

          1. Athletic Nasherbo
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Worded the question awfully, but thanks for the help much appreciated.

    6. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Depends on your team. If you have a solid front 3 and solid 4 mids then just send him for a 5th mid who plays a DGW in 34 like DeRoon. Zaha if you can afford.

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Nah midfield is really weak.

  3. Legomane
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Heaton
    Alonso Valencia Davies Pieters
    Mane Alli Eriksen Sigurdsson
    Vardy Lukaku

    (Pickford Llorente TCarroll ASmith)

    1 FT 4.7 ITB

    Mané > Sanchez is a given..

    Very worried about no pool cover next week. Main ML rival has Couts...

    Either Siggy > Cout or Llorente > Origi worth a (-4)?

    1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      No hit; save. Coutinho has been up and down all year and Bournemouth look tougher at the back finally.

  4. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    mane to sanchez still look good?

    1. Red or Dead
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      He wasn't great today but easier fixtures to come plus 2DGW's

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        hoping his performance puts more ppl off

    2. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Oh yes

  5. Uncle Gamst
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Sanchez > Navas?

    1. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Only if it's for -12

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

        Guy is an defensive genius and BAPs magnet 😉

    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Pep loves him... so he must be special

  6. Mclean as a Whistle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Mane + Aguero + Alonso -> Ibra + Sanchez + Valencia??

    For a -8

    1. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      No

    2. Mclean as a Whistle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Mane + Aguero -> Countiho + Ibra for a -4 instead?

    3. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      -8 too much. Just get one of Sanchez or Ibra this week. Sanchez for me

    4. Mclean as a Whistle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers

  7. Rex Lapis
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Who's out for Sanchez?
    A. Lanzini
    B. Siggy

    1. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A

    3. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A

  8. F4L
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Siggy ➡ Sane/Zaha for a hit?

    1. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      No

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Very tempting but no

    3. Oven Glover
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      No

    4. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Not a chance. Unless it was only way to fund San(c)hez.

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

        nah already got Alexis

    5. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      hmm Siggy love on here seems to be a bit overtop imo

      1. Sergeant Garcia
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        This

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

      Sane

  9. WVA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    G2G for next gw?
    Jak
    Alonso Valencia Vert Brunt
    SanChez Erikson Coutinho Siggy
    Costa Lukaku
    Pick Llorente Snoddy Friend
    0ft 0.3itb

    1. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Looks good

  10. Red or Dead
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts on this lot?

    Jakupovic
    Valencia Davies Alonso
    Sigurdsson Sanchez(c) Eriksen King
    Defoe Aguero Lukaku

    (Valdes, Pieters, Barry, Amat)

    1. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Beautiful

    2. Oven Glover
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Need some Liverpool

      1. Red or Dead
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Agree but in place of who, may be able to do Sigurdsson/King to Coutinho?

    3. WVA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Any transfers or mitb?

      1. Red or Dead
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        0 FT's 1.8. ITB

  11. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    How's this looking:
    Jaku
    Baines Alonso Brunt
    King Siggy Sanchez(c) Coutinho Eriksen
    Carroll Lukaku
    Randolph Mawson Crouch Chambers
    £5.5itb
    G2G
    Or anything you'd do for a hit?

    1. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Looks good

      1. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers

  12. Jude Rooney
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Been asking all night with zero success.

    In the eyes of Opta - what constitutes a successful tackle? What is the actual definition and who decides?

      1. Jude Rooney
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Is giving away a corner 'safe'?

    1. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I think my answer of dispossessing the opposition must be pretty close?

      1. Jude Rooney
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        See below - absolute nonsense

      2. Jude Rooney
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        You embarrassed by your answers yet??

    2. DeadStarComing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Tackles

      A tackle is defined as where a player connects with the ball in ground challenge where he successfully takes the ball away from the man in possession. All tackles are really a successful event.

      A Tackle Won is deemed to be where the tackler or one of his team-mates regains possession as a result of the challenge, or that the ball goes out of play and is "safe".

      A Tackle Lost is where a tackle is made but the ball goes to an opposition player.

      Missed Tackles

      This is where a player attempts to challenge for the ball and does not make it – it is calculated by adding fouls with an attempted tackle qualifier to challenge lost.

      Clearance

      This is a defensive action where a player kicks the ball away from his own goal with no intended recipient of the ball.

      Block

      This is where a player blocks a shot from an opposing player.

      Interception

      This is where a player intentionally intercepts a pass by moving into the line of the intended ball.

      Recovery

      This is where a player wins back the ball when it has gone loose or where the ball has been played directly to him.

      - See more at: http://optasports.com/news-area/blog-optas-event-definitions.aspx#sthash.Ci9U9IaZ.dpuf

      1. DeadStarComing
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Straight off the Opta website

        1. Jude Rooney
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Great but who decides?

          1. DeadStarComing
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            The Bps is done by Opta stats. Opta decide.

            1. Jude Rooney
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Jokers

    3. Jude Rooney
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Someone feebly said earlier that it is about winning back possession but some of the best 'tackles' I can remember result in giving away a throw in or corner - is that still classed as successful?

      1. DeadStarComing
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yes. See above. I think this is why wingers and full backs do well, because they play by the touchline so a lot of their tackles go out of play.

  13. F4L
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Ibra or Sanchez captain? First to 53 wins

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

      Navas. Check stats!

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

        0% cross completion rate isn't endearing me to him

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

          Crossing? Its all about tackles now mate.

          Might WC to get Kante in for 32.

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

            damm, should have saved my TC for Kante's DGW. Oh well

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Sanchez home to west ham

    3. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Sanchez

    4. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Sanchez for me

  14. Davros
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Looking at navas at top of the baps, is it still April fools day?

  15. shels
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Chasing in my ML

    Considering
    Siggy + Costa >>> Iba + Cout (for -8)
    Will be bringing in Ibra for GW34 so might get in early

    Crazy or a punt worth taking ???

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Nooooo

      1. shels
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I kinda knew that.. just getting a wee bit trigger happy

        Cheers

  16. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    After a terrible season of grumpiness I've now gone up 600k places to 500k in 5 weeks and want to see where I can end up.

    Got my wc intact, and had planned to Kun & Mane to Alexis & Ibra (-4) this week, but with Llorente injury and Kun goal I'm having doubts.

    Should I go for it, or maybe just Llorente to Origi for a punt?

    Jaku / Foster
    Azpi Valencia Davies Pieters Robertson
    Alli Mane* Coutinho Siggy Fletcher
    Kun Lukaku Llorente*

    1. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Can't just do Mane to Sanchez.

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        no - only got 1.3 itb. Would have to downgrade elsewhere

  17. Jim Moriarty
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Mane +Anichibe to Eriksen and Origi or
    Mane + Lanzini To Eriksen and Coutinho ?

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      The former

  18. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Mane + siggy > sanchez + zaha worth a (-4)?

    1. Zlatan Time
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I would do just Mane to Alexis

      1. Stats Don\'t Lie
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I can't afford it, hence the siggy move...

        1. Zlatan Time
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Both then

  19. Zlatan Time
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Decided to WC. Let me know your thoughts on this team:

    De Gea - Pickford
    Valencia - Vertonghen - Gibson - Fabio - Yoshida
    Alexis - Alli - Coutinho - Tadic - Ndidi
    Zlatan - Vardy - Gabiadini

    DGW 34 Players - 4
    DGW 37 Players - 12

    Any advice?

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

      looks alright I guess

    2. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Pretty tasty, got all the big hitters. Double Lei is probably too far though

    3. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Can't really fault it. If gab is out are you replacing him? Not sure on tadic. Zaha instead and upgrade a defender?

      1. Zlatan Time
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Keeping Gab and playing Ndidi Vs Sunderland. The man is the new Yaya!

    4. KJT123
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Davies instead of Vert. Then upgrade Ndidi to Zaha.

      1. Sweetboi
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        This

    5. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Don't know about Boro double up in defence. De Gea > Jaku and Tadic > Eriksen imo

      1. Zlatan Time
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        DGW 34?

  20. IL LUCE
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    How nailed on is Origi ? Considering Llorente -> Origi for a -4 with this lot:

    Heaton - Robinson
    Valencia - Alonso - Davies - Ake* - Amat*
    Eriksen - Alli - Sane - Siggy - Phillips*
    Kun - Kaku - Llorente*

    Did Mane -> Alli so 0 FT, 1.3 ITB & WC available

    Other option would be Phillips - Zaha (-4) but those fixtures...

    1. Zlatan Time
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Benn considering origi myself

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

      He's is a punt, but given the fixtures a very tempting one.

      1. IL LUCE
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        First rule is to pick players that play 90', right? Especially with a bench like mine..

    3. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Decent move as no Lpool attack

      1. IL LUCE
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        thanks!

  21. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Team currently with 1ft and 2m in the bank. Was all set on Sanchez but not sure now...going to wc in next 2/3 weeks.

    Valdes jaku
    Lovren Evans Alonso Valencia Davies
    Eriksen son mane siggy Carroll
    Aguero Carroll lukaku

    Which do you prefer:

    A - mane and son to Ali and firmino
    B - mane and lovren to Sanchez and yoshida
    C - mane and aguero to Sanchez and ibra

    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      C

      1. Concrete
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        You need Sanchez imo

  22. Oven Glover
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    No Spurs. No problem?

    Forster
    Robertson Stephens Mee
    King Firmino Coutinho San(C)hez
    Vardy Lukaku Kun

    Hennessey Baines Brunt Tarroll

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

      you've got 99 problems, and the lack of Spurs is one

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

      Unless you can afford King to Alli/Eriksen

      1. Oven Glover
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Nope. Will get Alli for the Watford game though.

    3. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I had no Spurs a week ago, now I have two

  23. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    FM to bavies?

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

      Aye.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Sure

    3. nkhoughton
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I did it before this gameweek so yeah

    4. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yes if still got wc

  24. Liastro ⭐️
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Would you wildcard this shambles? 1FT, 0.5m in the bank.

    Heaton Pickford
    Williams Francis Olsson Pieters Amat
    Mane Firmino Siggy Tadic Fletcher
    Aguero Costa Lukaku

    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yes... only 8 gw left utilise it and plan for 37 too

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      How many players would you change?

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

      Have you looked at what team you would go with if you Wildcarded?

    4. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Balance isn't great with too much in attack and defence looks poor. I would hit the button

    5. Ballistics
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Defence needs sorting

  25. Concrete
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Best cheap forward below 9mil

    Benteke
    Defoe
    Gabbi if fit
    ???

    1. IL LUCE
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Would Origi play now that Mane is out?

      1. Concrete
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Not sure, have couts and Firmino though

    2. Ballistics
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Origi punt if you have a spare FT?

    3. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Carroll if still got wc?

      1. Concrete
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Decent shout, will have a look

  26. martyhan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Mane and llorente to vardy and Sanchez worth​ a -4?

    1. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Vardy looks great for the Sunderland match but then 4 away games in a row and Champs league to consider. I'm wondering the same though, also thinking about getting Origi in if Mane is out for a while.

  27. WrightnBright
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Planning a -8 for
    Llorente > Ibra
    Mane > Zaha
    Williams > which 4.4 or under?
    Stephens, a nailed boro def (have Chambers)?

  28. Pinky Blinders
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    How'd Sanchez look today? I just caught the last 5 minutes of the match and he looked completely gassed. Did he look tired the whole match?

    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Quiet but easier opposition he's a must imo

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I.e West Ham

  29. Babit1967
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    my coleman to mustafi move paid off then.

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

      maverick in da extreme

    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Very slim chance that it wouldn't

      1. Babit1967
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        It was one of those knee jerk moves after he was injured, 5.8 to 5.8 million boom.

  30. gorilla
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    is it stupid to wait until the double to get alexis?

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

      you tell me

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

      No, but I wouldn't wait.