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Dugout Discussion – Saturday

With the goals continuing to flow, we move to Saturday’s five afternoon kick-offs in search of further points.

There are several likely sources.

Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge meeting with Burnley will have been earmarked for strong returns, with Willian heading into the encounter backed by 17.7% of FPL managers. Meanwhile, with the Blues backline heavily owned, a lesser spotted clean sheet will be the order of the day for many.

Another Chelsea player – Ruben Loftus-Cheek – will be under the microscope as he turns out for Crystal Palace against Huddersfield Town at Selhurst Park. The Eagles teamsheet deploys the loanee as part of a front three for Frank De Boer’s side, as Timothy Fosu-Mensa makes a debut which shifts Luka Milivojević into midfield. Loftus-Cheek already has a 12.3% ownership which will boom should he feature among the points this afternoon.

Jay Rodriguez starts as West Brom’s loan striker against Bournemouth at The Hawthorns, while for the Cherries, Jermain Defoe only makes the bench after a recent injury and a curtailed pre-season.

At St Mary’s Southampton host Swansea City, with defenders Ryan Bertand and Cedric Soares owned by 15.6% and 13.2% respectively. Manolo Gabbiadini starts up front as expected; he is part of 6.7% of squads

Finally, at Goodison Park, Everton host Stoke City with Wayne Rooney leading their attack. He’s backed by a handsome and optimistic 15.5% ownership, in a Toffees line-up which appears to have Dominic Calvert-Lewin at right wing-back.

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

3,314 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Mr Blonde
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Huddersfield triple defence in SKY game a managerial accomplishment.

    Fabs in the mid less so.

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

    Must say Willian looked a very dangerous player today, many fine attacking balls

    1. RÏɠBY
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      for his wife's sake i hope the standard is enough..

  3. AC Tomasso
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Morata looked lively

    1. Postman Ty
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      extremely

  4. FPL Daniel
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Booooooooh!!!! Ban that referee!!!

  5. RÏɠBY
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    southampton 29 twentyNINE attempts
    jebus 🙁

  6. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Jammy casuals win again.

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      What is the definition of a casual?

  7. FPL Daniel
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    United never gets that kind of referring !!!

  8. Business Cat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Gabbiadini to Mounie done

    Feels good 🙂

    1. SuperMario
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Strange

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      That guy is the definition of a fraud.

    3. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      ROFLMFAO 😆

      When are they phoning me. I can make sure me and my gran are in the same room and they can kill two birds with one stone

      0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes

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

    Near Alonso assist at the end??? 🙁 🙁

  10. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Hat off Ville Ronka

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Meh, I still beat him last year. 😆

    2. zizoo10
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      team link?

    3. A Betting Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      ID?

      1. Sigurd's Son
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        767113

    4. That Was Easy!
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      He didn't do that great?

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

    Price changes will be rampant, hold them knees!

  12. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Bertrand, Yoshida and Hegazi owner... Buzzing with that!

  13. Keno
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I will take 5 or 6 from Willian after that horrendous Chelsea display.

    1. SuperMario
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Hopefully 1 bonus for us

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

      This

  14. Budweiser
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Ake sneaking a bap? 🙂

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Really? 😎

  15. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Happy with double Soton defense + Foster. 😀

    1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      +1

    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      High 5 PoP same here 🙂

    3. Moose™
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Dont have the balls to double up on Bertrand + Yoshida. Going for Dann instead. Zzz

    4. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Triple Soton

      1. Yellin' in my Ear
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        😀

  16. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    cant put into words how lucky burnley have been here. Definite relegation candidates

    1. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Winning at Chelsea. Yes definitely relegation candidates.

      1. Postman Ty
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        The reffing was terribly biased and they almost gave up a 3-0 win against 9 men...
        They were nothing short of lucky.
        Heaton kept them in the game and even then they were a few lucky bounces in the box away from dropping points.
        Not to mention Ward hitting the strike of his life.

  17. Keno
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Feel so good having Mounie 😛

  18. The Tinkerman
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Dann > Cedric is my move here, yes?

    DDG
    Danilo, DANN, Yoshida
    KDB, Willian, Zaha, Fraser
    Kane, Kaku, Firmino

    Elliot, Carroll, Suttner, Long

    Fraser next on the chopping block.

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

      Nice team. I would

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

      id keep the ft for now

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Dann vs. Liverpool attack, after that performance?

        I don't mind a -4 early in the season if I end up needing it after the next GW.

        1. Postman Ty
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          I'm split there too. Seems like he is primed to score there, but they might concede 9 and he'll lose all his points anyways.

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

      No.

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

      Cedric or Stephens?

    5. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Don't do it. Better to go with Stephens imo

  19. money face bandwagon
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    F u ref

  20. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Alonso to Stephens look good? Already have Bertie...

    1. SuperMario
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      See how the likes of Danilo, Walker, Valencia do and wait for Trippier news

  21. H-SF
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Gabbi to Mounie?

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Easily

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Do it

      1. cylus11 ( Manager) - Russia…
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Gabbi sucked. Thinking about Mounie now.
        Wished I had gone with Firmino to start with

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

      Im tempted see if gabbi gonna drop in price first wanted to keep my transfer annoying thing is i had mounie all week what can u do good luck

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

      Bit knee-jerk? Was hudds great or were palace absolutely tosh?

  22. Postman Ty
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    How did RLC lose 3-0 and get a bonus point...?

    1. toystory2wasok
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      very carefully

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

      He was the best player on the field

      1. Postman Ty
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        surely mounie was.

        1. Nico.
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Wouldn't say so. Huddersfield played by far the better football but Loftus-Cheek was basically carrying the team on his back

          1. Postman Ty
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Fair enough, I didn't see

  23. The Chosen One...
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    should never have doubted Pulis defence

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

      Picked Dawson over Daniels on last day luckily.

    2. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Hegazi and Foster, one lucky geezer here :O

  24. Fergietime
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Having Foster, Dawson, Stephens and Bertand worked out nicely today!

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

    Gabbiadini 😆

  26. ★Kuntheman★
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    David Luiz goal was real annoying

  27. toystory2wasok
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    when frank de boer said he was going to build a team around zaha we forgot to remember that team was crystal palace

  28. xopowo
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Points update? 27/6

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      17-19 from 3.

    2. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      32/6. can't be disappointed with that, especially with the big boys/captain still to play

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

      43 from 7

    4. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      30 from 7 kdb lukaku(c) kane and ddg so tomorrow is the day for me

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

    Ake for 1 bap?