Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Crystal Palace vs Burnley

With just two goals from Saturday’s action so far, we now turn to the tea-time kick-off at Selhurst Park to provide some much-needed entertainment and Fantasy returns.

Crystal Palace host Burnley having enjoyed an influx of investment on the back of their double Gameweek 34, ensuring that many will have interest in this evening’s encounter.

Christian Benteke – one of the few success stories with a 14-point return – heads into the match backed by 608,000+ FPL managers, with 172,000 opting to hand him the captaincy ahead of the Clarets clash – that includes 21 of the top 100 managers.

In contrast, Wilfried Zaha owes his recent investors. He was brought in by 144,000+ ahead of Gameweek 34 only to return just three points. More than 46,000 have shipped him out ahead of today’s clash.

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

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  1. Mickey Tyrion™
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Anybody else going back and forth between trying to catch rises tonight and getting rid of you players like Cout and Lukaku to catch the rise on wildcard in case you want them in your final draft, vs waiting to see how the players you're about to drop fair later in the gameweek? So stressful.

    1. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Of course

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Kept Lukaku on my WC at the moment - got too much invested in him.

      1. Mickey Tyrion™
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        Exactly, but he ties up the spot i'd need to catch Jesus' rise tonight. Difficult. I may keep Lukaku till the end anyway.

    3. sillyhilly69
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      This hurt my eyes to read.

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        I suggest you go to a website with fewer words!

    4. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Why stressful. Should be liberating!

    5. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      No. To maybe profit .3 or .4m? Could be a few injuries/suspensions etc to banjax ur plans.

      1. Mickey Tyrion™
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        It's not so much to profit, as it is that once they go up, you're paying a higher price to wait.

        Unless you've settled in on a final draft now, you should get them in now at the lowest price... but that means making a final decision on cutting your players you've built alot of equity in.

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Zaha started Heaton.

  3. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    After staying in my team for 36 gameweeks, heaton finally leaves my team.

    FPL GOD

    1. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Yes on the verge of selling Heaton and Firmino had both since GW1... 🙁

      Heaton>DDG
      Firmino>Hazard
      Lukaku>Kane

  4. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Heaton CS locked... No chance Palace gonna score here, no chance at all......

    1. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Haha. Not subtle enough

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Locked since the fixtures came out last July.

  5. AA33
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Benteke (c) atleast matched Gabbiadini (c)

  6. leocarter27
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Saints fans...

    Is Gabbiadini still nailed on?

  7. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    9 pts from 4 players.
    Anyone top that?

    1. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      7(-4) from 3.

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        You're the winner

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Zaha named BT MOTM.

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

      Bit of a surprise that

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      They said PVA on my telly

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        Rewind the VHS and check again

  9. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    If Pieters played, I would have been on a quadruple CS

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Same if I had your team

      1. Shirokov(c)
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        Same if you had his team and I had your team

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 6 days ago

          So many IFs that nearly came to be

    2. Rock Papiss Cissès
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      unless he would've scored an OG

  10. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Tarkowski has been superb

    1. Hakuho FPL
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      on 1 BP

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    f off palace, absolutely useless

    1. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Got Zaha in after his haul and he blanked every since. Fail.

  12. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Three 1 point men today but Jakupovic to the rescue.

  13. Gooner Kebab
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 days ago

    Burnley will be the first match on MOTD, lol.

  14. Jay_
      7 years, 6 days ago

      One more Heaton save worth 4 points

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Got Zaha for next GW personally 😛

    • CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Scorecheck.

      2 from 2. 😀

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        9 from 4

    • Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      40 sec Heaton

    • Niemi
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      This is the 4th time I have ignored King when transferring in midfielders (differentials) and again it backfired! Why can I never learn!? That late goal hurt so much. Could have been such a good GW with Heaton getting another haul and Gabbiadini/Benteke 1 pointers (non-owner).

    • Shirokov(c)
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Dat Benteke/Gabbiadini(c) combo tho 😎

    • Clucas
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 days ago

      Points & captain everyone? What a strange day of FPL

      1. Individual
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        9 from 4... 3 from 3 for my palace players

      2. UnitedFan
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        11 from 4. Kane (C). Heaton on my bench

      3. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        19pts with 8 still to play including Kane(C)

        1. Clucas
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 6 days ago

          Niceeee. 14 pts from 4 with Kane C too

      4. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        33 from 5

      5. Urchin
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        16 from 4 with Kun (c)

      6. mcrayeps
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        16 from 3 with Kane C.. But red arrow on fix

      7. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        9 from 4.
        Kane(c) still to play

      8. tm245
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 days ago

        14 from 6, with a -8 for fun.

        1. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 6 days ago

          20 pre BPS with 9 left to play including captain Coutinho.

      9. AndyCook
          7 years, 6 days ago

          40

          1. AndyCook
              7 years, 6 days ago

              Kane as captain. Got quite lucky today.

            • Sterling is £11Mill..…
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              38 from 4, smashing it wide open 😀 no captain played only one attacker

            • Clucas
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              Say what? Did you captain Jaku? :))

          2. Differentiator
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 6 days ago

            36 from 4

          3. walkman666
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 days ago

            1 (-4) from one, with Stephens 8 possibly coming on for either stones, Valencia or bailly. I'm red hot!

        • Rainer
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 6 days ago

          Heaton surely be thrown up in the BAPs

          1. mcrayeps
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 6 days ago

            Ill take that 7 pts

          2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 6 days ago

            The person who will get more bps is Ashley Barnes.

            1. Syd.
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              A man who speaks sense 🙂

              1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 6 days ago

                🙂

        • battystutor
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 6 days ago

          Heaton CS get in!

          1. battystutor
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 6 days ago

            Just as well with Jaku's 14 odd on my bench

        • Pooodle
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 6 days ago

          Was all set to bring in Gabbiadini for Benteke this week but now not sure that's sensible, would this look better? Would be an 8 point hit.

          Out - Benteke, Lukaku, Capoue, Gibson

          In - Anichebe, Costa, Sane, Yoshida/Smith

          1. The Head-Ake
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 6 days ago

            Costa in next week. Take no more than -4

            1. Pooodle
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 6 days ago

              Yeah I could keep Lukaku and bring in Costa for 37. Reckon Sane is likely to bring (m)any points in?

        • Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 6 days ago

          Utd to draw 0-0 with Swansea tomorrow now to keep the home blanks and clean sheets coming

        • Rainer
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 6 days ago

          Time to WC 🙂

        • Lingardium Leviosa.
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 days ago

          Why Gabbi only 58 mins? Should I avoid for dwg?

        • Syd.
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 6 days ago

          Bye bye Benteke

          Hello Jesus

          1. Shirokov(c)
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 6 days ago

            Same

          2. Weasel Boy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 6 days ago

            This

        • tm245
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 6 days ago

          Since Wednesday there have been 7 goals in 9 matches.

        • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 6 days ago

          lucky I wildcarded and removed the palace dross

          unfortunately jaku and heaton went too

          1. Sim Simma
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 6 days ago

            Let me guess, Willy and Pickford

        • Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 6 days ago

          4 goals in 5 games!