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The Dugout Discussion – Saturday

The first of five days of Gameweek 34 action gets underway at 3pm, offering up a quartet of fixtures to keep us entertained.

Middlesbrough are the only Double Gameweek team on duty this Saturday as Steve Agnew takes his troops to Bournemouth.

Alvaro Negredo and Ben Gibson were the most popular picks for clashes with the Cherries and Sunderland, transferred in by 193,000 and 112,000 FPL managers respectively.

Up against a defence that’s conceded two or more goals in seven of their last eight at the Vitality, the Spaniard earned second place in our Gameweek 34 Captain Poll, with over 20% backing.

Elsewhere, Romelu Lukaku will be hoping his record against West Ham can remedy a run of one goal in his previous seven road trips – the most owned player in FPL has found the net in each of his last nine head-to-heads with the Hammers.

Swansea’s Gylfi Sigurdsson attempts to halt a run of five straight blanks as Stoke roll up to the Liberty. The Icelandic international earned more transfers out (88,000+) than any midfielder ahead of this afternoon’s deadline.

Hull take on Watford at the KCOM in the other Saturday fixture.

The Tigers have won seven and drawn one of eight matches in all competitions since Marco Silva took charge, suggesting they could deliver some differential options today. With goals in each of his last two appearances, Harry Maguire – boasting a 0.5% ownership – looks the man most likely as the battle to beat the drop intensifies.

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  1. MFC86
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Can I take this moment to apologise on behalf of all at Middlesbrough Football Club.....

    1. Sims
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Your team sucks

      1. FPL Puppy
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Classy.

    2. Sonic Huth
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Give our Gibson CS back 🙁

    3. Captain Vantastic™
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      F CK YOU ALL. Joking 😉

    4. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      feel for you mate

    5. Numb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Are you the Middlesboro Hot Topic guy?

      1. MFC86
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        No mate

    6. Gaz Downright
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Back to the drawing board.

    7. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      This is a game, feel sorry for you 🙁

    8. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      North East football yay

    9. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      You're probably hurting more than we are mate

      1. MFC86
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        What I'd to have big Ugo back at the club! Real warrior not like these cowards

        1. MFC86
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 4 days ago

          Give *

        2. Give The Todd Some Love
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 4 days ago

          Very sad that, sounds like he was a great man as a well as a great footballer.

      2. MFC86
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Kind of accepted it a while back but never gets easier

    10. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Hopefully you bounce back to the EPL next season. Good luck 🙂

      1. MFC86
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Cheers !

    11. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Now that's a top of page post

  2. Sims
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Accidently captained Brunt and started foster over DDG

    Please dont start guys pleeeease

    1. Viprin
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Can this guy get more annoying?

      1. FPL Puppy
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Yes.... he can.

    2. BRFC1883
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Yawn

    3. Sonic Huth
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Craving for attention

    4. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      🙄

    5. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Go away Sims.

    6. Fitzy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Knob

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Jockey

      2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Lol.

    7. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Bench Wankery as usual

    8. Ayew Holding Mee Cork
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Step away from the computer. You are annoying everyone.

    9. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      So sorry to hear that.
      how's your maw?

    10. Kanga roo
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Sure this guy is a due a ban?

    11. Sims
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Cmon guys just harmless banta'... No need to insult I don't dig that

    12. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      FoooooooL

  3. Ravager
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Stoke looked like scoring in that half?

    1. Magic Bean
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Should have scored just before half time

  4. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Everton woeful against the Hammers apparently. Not looking good for Kaku and Baines!

    1. Clump
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Different team away from home. Pants.

    2. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Everton away from home aren't anything special, and they don't have much to play for

    3. The Rock
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Well Baines is only 45 mins away from a clean sheet so there's that.

  5. Gaz Downright
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    This place will erupt when Negredo scores.

    Brace yourselves for Wednesday!

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

      Or subbed off for Gestede...

      1. Odikostar
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        This

    2. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      One of the reasons I captained Negredo... It was either going to be a Carroll(c) or Sessegnon(c) type of moment and I just wanted to be part of the folklore either way 😀

      1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Me too. Had enough of being sensible

    3. The Rock
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      When?

  6. Numb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Which will happen to Negredo second half?

    A. Goal
    B. YC
    C. Both
    D. Neither

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      B .

    2. b✪mber
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      d

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      I'll be happy if he ends with 2 points, before doubled!

    4. Sonic Huth
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      E. Injury

    5. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      A

    6. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      B

  7. BrutalLogiC
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    whoot my double boro defense killing it, led by captain Negre to top it off, moving on up!

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Still good chance of a green arrow tonight!

  8. liiusions
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Just seen Mark has benched King. Which one of the Spurs front 3 is getting injured today then?

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

      I've been saying Alli RC all week...

      1. liiusions
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Would that mean him missing PL games?

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

          Yes.

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

      Was wondering why King wasn't on for any BAPs...

      1. liiusions
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        They'll be finalized after Spurs play

    3. b✪mber
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      guess it was Siggy or King for him, so in hindsight it looks like lose lose

  9. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Boro can't score with 11 men..never.mind 10

  10. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Is lukaku even playing.?

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Had 1 touch I think.

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      His mom won't let him travel to away games.

  11. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Alcantara goal

    Bayern 2-2

    1. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      boo

  12. BobBradleysOpportunity
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    the worst thing about negredo playing twice is that i will have 180 minutes of regret and embarrassment

    1. tokara
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      funny lol

  13. TooDifficuIt
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    De roon you shoul play the next game so i don't feel stupid for benching baines and mawson

  14. HD7
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    You know... I had Tekkers as a C a few hours before kick off and went with Negredo. Now If I could turn back time I would have given the armband to Sanchez... whatever happens 🙂

  15. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Anyone else seeing the funny side in all this? Surely we knew what was coming 😛

    (I am a Negrado captainer)

    1. SouthCoastSaint
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Yes I'm having a chuckle love the DGW carnage. Like we are owed points or something

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      No, I'm a serious player and captained Benteke.

      (lol)

    3. mir
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      I still think he'll score v Sunderland and end up with double figure points for the gameweek.

    4. faver
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      when roon was subbed I had such a good laugh. im giggling even right now when i think about that

    5. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      I didn't bring him in 🙁

    6. Tansey
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      i own triple boro and its pretty funny. boro crushing my false hope of points

  16. SouthCoastSaint
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    The relief when you captain Negredo only to discover your rival captained Gibson

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Yeah, rivals captained Rashford. At least I'll get the points for minutes played 🙂

  17. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Anyone know if the FA Cup game is on StarSports (India) Dish TV?

    What channel?

    1. Speédy
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      ten 1

    2. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      It's on ten 1
      Where you from?

    3. Sonic Huth
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      From India, mate?

    4. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Cheers all.....from Scotland....working in the region....

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        ...from Scotland..... working...... Jeez, you must have been away a long time 😉

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 4 days ago

          😛

  18. tambourineman
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Barry & Lookman coming on for Everton at HT, Gueye & T Davies off

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Look

  19. F4L
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Please King one more 😀

  20. Numb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Trollkaku returns

    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Not really. He's been doing terrible away from home all season.

  21. Jereme Halliday
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Little late but LOL@Gibson and Negredo(C)

    1. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Or early

      1. Jereme Halliday
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        ^

    2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Do us all a favor and go away.

  22. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Tom Davies off for Barry

    Lookman on for someone

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Gana

    2. FPL Puppy
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Gueye or what his name is, he got a YC in 1st half

  23. FPL Puppy
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Barry and Lookman on

  24. SouthCoastSaint
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Anyone else who benched King over Lukaku feel like an idiot? The stats were there for Lukakus away form...

    1. Geoff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Lots benched King, Llorente, Siggy, it was always going to be a tough week

  25. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Masuaku cleared the roof of Olympic Stadium

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Awful player

  26. SuperDan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Pick 2 for ROS:
    A) Gabbi
    B) Jesus
    C) Lukaku

  27. the snazzy viking
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    lol the fantasy football fix thing for me is broken because I played AoA

  28. Sims
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Negredo avoiding injury and cards would be the best news for owners at this point

    Red card would be unimaginable

  29. Waynoo
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    negredo limping

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      He's a beast, he'll be fine

  30. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Negredo 2nd half hattie too much to ask for?

    1. faver
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      nah

    2. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      The amount of things I can think of that are more likely to happen 😛