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Dugout Discussion – Southampton vs Arsenal

Gameweek 36 finally comes to an end this evening as Southampton entertain Arsenal at St Mary’s.

Alexis Sanchez will again be the focus of most managers’ attentions. Sitting in over 27% of FPL squads, the Chilean was the most captained player (11.2%) in the round of fixtures but a blank at home to Man United in his first match of Double Gameweek 36 means he has now netted just once in seven league appearances.

Meanwhile, his team-mate Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain looks to add to a pair of assists in the 2-0 weekend win over Jose Mourinho’s side. The Gunners’ wing-back has been drafted in by over 15,000 FPL managers this week for a Double Gameweek 37 against Stoke and Sunderland.

For the Saints, Manolo Gabbiadini was the fourth most transferred in player ahead of last week’s deadline, with over 108,000 taking the plunge.

Yet a blank against Liverpool took his run to one assist in five, as Claude Puel’s defence racked up the points at Anfield instead thanks to a fourth clean sheet in seven.

Thanks to his spot-kick stop away to Liverpool, the Saints’ Fraser Forster leads the way among the Double Gameweek contingent on 16 points ahead of tonight’s 7.45pm encounter.

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  1. pricycle
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 18 days ago

    Who's a safer bet for the double (i.e. who will play more games)?

    Gibbs (4.7)
    Holding (4.0)

    Thanks in advance!

    1. Yome
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 18 days ago

      Gibbs

    2. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 18 days ago

      Giblet

    3. Athletic Bilbo
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 18 days ago

      Unknown. Depends on Kosc fitness and any Monreal fatigue I assume

    4. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 18 days ago

      I'd stay away from both. Too unpredictable to say will they start or not

      1. seanie3
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        This.

        Another Gabriel situation, will he or won't he play with those two once kos is back

    5. vectorman
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 18 days ago

      Nobody really knows.. We all wish we did though, both have done enough to justify staying in the side.

    6. pricycle
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 18 days ago

      Thanks all. I already have Gabriel (foolishly) so it's possible that he'd oust Holding. So maybe Holding the safer choice?!

  2. United10
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 18 days ago

    Pick a captain out of the following. Leaning with A.
    a)Sanchez
    b)Costa
    c)Hazard
    d)Alonso

    1. Yome
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 18 days ago

      A against Sunderland, there will be a big haul

    2. aaroncfc
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 18 days ago

      All Chelsea players are at risk of rotation if they win tomorrow.

  3. GreenArrows
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 18 days ago

    DDG Pickford
    Vertonghen Bailly Stones Yoshida Stephens
    Hazard Ozil Sane Eriksen deRoon
    Lukaku Kane Gabbi

    1FT 0.3itb

    Lukaku, deRoon, Bailly > Jesus, King, Jones for -8?

    1. mcrayeps
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 18 days ago

      no

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

    Should I upgrade Maguire to a DGW player for free (max 4.5) or save the FT for next GW?

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 18 days ago

      save

  5. Buck The Trent
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 18 days ago

    Which one do you prefer?

    A Holgate (potentially 2-6 points)
    B Holding (potentially 0-12 points)

  6. theBoose
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 18 days ago

    Stick with:
    A) Ozil, Sane & Hazard

    or, switch to;

    B) Sanchez, KDB & Fabregas for -8

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 18 days ago

      stick

  7. Moose™
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 18 days ago

    Choose 1:

    A. Ake

    B. Benaloaune

    H. Holding

    1. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 18 days ago

      H? Lol H is probably best

      1. Moose™
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        Haha. So, the best def for budget under 4.0 is Holding then?

  8. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 18 days ago

    Sorry, forgot to post the link about Aguero back in training earlier.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtvI533tyiI

    1. Sjaugen
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 18 days ago

      Makes Jesus less attractive right?

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        I think he is nailed on regardless. Don't think Aguero will start vs Leicester

        1. Sjaugen
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          I need to decide if I should rush Jesus in. Will need to dump Hazard and Daniels. Can't make up my mind

    2. MTPockets
        7 years, 18 days ago

        Thanks, just found it on their twitter.
        Certainly makes kdb less appealing.

        1. Camp No No
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Why exactly?

          1. MTPockets
              7 years, 18 days ago

              Pep talked about wanting to play Jesus + Aguero. Somebody from previous team drops out/rotates, plus somebody from previous team may drop back. For a chunk of the season KDB had a deeper role, with fewer goals/assists. It's not an impossibility this happens again, plus all the mids seem to play differently when Aguero's in vs just Jesus.

        2. Moose™
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Sane minutes under serious threat?

          1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 18 days ago

            Yeo

          2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 18 days ago

            Yep

        3. Rolls-Royce
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Interestingly couldn't see big Vinny in the training.

        4. barracuda
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Seemed to train with Stones individually and had a red bib on him

      • Alnair
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        Ozil to KDB(c) for a hit?

        Yay or nay?

        1. Camp No No
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Sideways, imo.

        2. mcrayeps
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          no

      • Ha.
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        The last three top scorers of the gameweek have been keepers. I like cheese.

        1. asquishypotato
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Not this week me thinks

      • OptimusBlack
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        If You Have Both Hazard and ozil and want to get rid one of them who would you pick ?
        BTW I have Sanchez & Costa

      • Phil Dagger ⭐
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        Today's Press Conferences

        9am - West Brom
        9:30am - West Ham
        12pm - Southampton
        1pm - Swansea Leicester Hull City Everton
        1:15pm - Chelsea Burnley
        1:30pm -Middlesbrough
        2pm - Watford

        1. asquishypotato
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Chelsea to tell us that Kante will be out until the fa cup

          Pedro to Fab confirmed

        2. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          cheers Phil

        3. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Only got players from 6 clubs - 14 press conferences fairly meaningless to me now.

      • Tshelby
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        RP

        BB active
        2.0 ITB
        1FT

        Current team

        Willy, Heaton
        Gabriel, Baines, Davies, Cahill, Yoshi
        Alli, Obiang, Zaha, Hazard, Sane
        Jesus, Costa, Benteke

        Zaha, Benteke, Baines -> Sanchez, Ayew and Holding (-8)

        Keeps me stranded with Obaing.

        1. AceKn1ght
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          I would keep one of Zaha and Benteke, and ditch Obiang

        2. Pazdannavaro
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Benteke, Obiang, Baines >> Holding, Matic, Welbeck

      • Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        Today's Pressers:

        9am – Tony Pulis (West Brom)
        9.30am – Sam Allardyce (Crystal Palace)
        Noon – Claude Puel (Southampton)
        1pm – Paul Clement (Swansea), Craig Shakespeare (Leicester), Marco Silva (Hull), Ronald Koeman (Everton)
        1.15pm – Antonio Conte (Chelsea), Sean Dyche (Burnley)
        1.30pm – Steve Agnew (Middlesbrough)
        2pm – Walter Mazzarri (Watford)

      • Podorsky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        Pedro or Fabregas for FT

        1. ChelseaGuy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Leaning towards Cesc

        2. asquishypotato
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Heading in that direction but I'll wait until the oresser

      • Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        Morning guys, with a BB being played in GW37 and my team looking like this

        Pickford Hennessey
        Gabriel Yoshi Stephens Holgate Gibson
        Sanchez Alli Eriksen King Hazard
        Benteke Lukaku Jesus

        thoughts guy?

        Lukaku, Gabriel and Benteke out for -8 points to

        A Monreal or Kompany, Kane, Anichebe
        B Kompany or Monreal, Vardy, Llorente

        Or for -4...keeping Kaku
        C Monreal or Kompany and llorente

      • lasmons
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        DDG - Pickford
        Yoshida - Stephens - Davies - Holgate* - Stones*
        Alli - Hazard - Sanchez - King - Zaha*
        Kane - Jesus - Gabbi

        BB this week. Chasing 34 points in ML. Rival has no chips left. Need a couple of differerentials. Dont mind some hits.

        Thinking this at the moment:
        Stones + Holgate + Zaha + Alli -> Kompany + Huth + Sane + Pedro.

        Good idea? Happy for some other suggestions!

      • diesel001
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        Only change I need to make is to get rid of Ox. Got £6.1m to spend. Who is the best midfielder to get that isn't a Chelsea or Spurs player?

        1. asquishypotato
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          King

          1. asquishypotato
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 18 days ago

            Might be too expensive - not much available, downgrade to 4.7 and funds elsewhere?

        2. ChelseaGuy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Albrighton and use cash elsewhere?

          1. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 18 days ago

            Yeah thinking Albrighton. Perhaps a punt on Navas or Fernandinho though. Or Xhaka or Redmond.

      • La vida FPL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        I need to get Gabbiadini out for Jesus. I also need Gabriel out.

        I can do:

        A) Gabriel, King, Gabbiadini > Holding, Capoue, Jesus

        B) Gabriel, Hazard, Gabbiadini > Monreal, Fabregas, Jesus

        1. OptimusBlack
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Both options not bad but can't choose

        2. Touching Clough
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Clear B for me

      • lordkippe
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        Good morning! Going to bb in 37 and I am very uncertain about my team and transfers. would appreciate some help. 1FT 0.0 ITB

        Pickford/Jaku

        Alonso/Azpi/Monreal/Stones/Stephens

        Sanchez/Hazard/Coutinho/King/Zaha

        Kane/Jesus/Gabbiadini

        - Stones has to go
        - Is it worth hits to get rid of jaku, coutinho, zaha, gabbiadini?

      • rohan
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        Tempted to do King& Erisken out for Capoue and KdB for -4

        1. ChelseaGuy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Resist it

        2. asquishypotato
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Capoue 3 point guarantee

      • Bob_the_builder
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        Otamendi or Kompany.More assured of playing both games ?

        1. ChelseaGuy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Otamendi less injury prone

      • 007 [RoboKlopp]
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        Costa or Vardy for GW 37?

        I already have Kane, Jesus & Hazard.

        Thx you.

      • Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        So guys I'm chasing a few points, need a bit of a differential captain material. Any ideas?

        1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          sane

        2. ChelseaGuy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          KDB
          Giroud
          Fabregas

          1. Danno - Emre Canada
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 18 days ago

            I am looking at City. KDB minutes more assured than Sane eh? Cheers

      • ViperStripes
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        Which SGW player to use my FT to get rid for BB? Valencia seems to be the stand out choice.

        King - no chance
        PVA - vs Hull and good differential
        Valencia - not nailed, releases loads of cash, so gives me greatest choice of alternative defenders.
        Hennessy - vs Hull
        0.1m itb

        Releasing Valencia gives me 6m to play with

        1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          wait and see if utd get through tonight.
          if they do, lose valencia, otherwise PVA

        2. ViperStripes
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Valencia > Kompany
          PVA > Gibbs for a hit?

      • Zizou
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        been asked to sort a friends team
        best keeper/defender combo this week for 9.6m

        1. aaroncfc
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Big Willy and Gibbs

        2. Pep says
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Cech and Pickford

          1. Heavy Data
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 18 days ago

            This is what I'm going with

      • Old Gregg
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        I had played this week to do.

        Teke> Anchiebe
        Jesus > Gabbi
        Romeu > The Ox.

        I have 5.8.

        Any suggestions instead of The OX?

        1. Old Gregg
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          *planned

        2. Heavy Data
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Why would you do jesus to gabbi? That sir is craaaaaaazy

        3. Old Gregg
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          It is.
          I meant Gabbi > Jesus

      • Tim Canterbury
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        Is there a way to find a particular fantasy manager if you know their name?

        1. andy85wsm
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          If they're in HoF maybe - as long as they use their name on FPL

      • Jazz!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        Would you boys go for Kompany (LEI, WBA) over Monreal (stk, SUN)?

        1. Fpl Richie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Yes

          1. Jazz!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 18 days ago

            Cheers 🙂

        2. andy85wsm
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Yup

        3. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          no

        4. Touching Clough
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          No.

          Among other reasons, 3-4 Citeh I would rather have vs. only Sanchez/Cech appeal at ARS

        5. Deli Alli OxenFree!
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          NO....*law of averages*
          Kompany just got his Def-goal; Monreal is due one (guessing a 2nd ball after a corner)
          {however, I'm def bias, brought in Monreal 4 weeks ago--watching him EITHER so-close/in-form OR a footnote...can't complain tho!)

      • mrmrscott
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 18 days ago

        I have BB and wildcard left, when are most people using these?

        1. Heavy Data
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          Wildcard last week or the week before. Bench boost this week coming.

          1. mrmrscott
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 18 days ago

            damn, missed the boat!

        2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 18 days ago

          saving mine for next year

          1. Heavy Data
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 18 days ago

            Excellent choice

        3. MTPockets
            7 years, 18 days ago

            You've left it a bit late. Need to weigh up benefits of each this week, depending on squad.

          • ViperStripes
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 18 days ago

            With 2GW's left you have 2 options

            BB this week if team looks ok and take a load of WC punts for GW38
            or
            WC this week for best 11 you can muster and prep bench for BB in GW38

            1. Heavy Data
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 18 days ago

              Rotation in the final week could be a nightmare.

            2. mrmrscott
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 18 days ago

              Great thanks for the advice!