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Dugout Discussion – Swansea vs Newcastle

After Burnley’s Chris Wood condemned Crystal Palace to a fourth successive loss, we turn to the Liberty Stadium in Sunday’s second, and final, fixture at 4pm.

Having grabbed their first win of the season in the previous round of fixtures, Swansea now have the chance to play their way into our plans ahead of an outstanding upcoming home schedule.

From Gameweek 6 onwards, Paul Clement’s side entertain Watford, Huddersfield, Leicester, Brighton, Bournemouth and West Brom in their subsequent six matches at the Liberty.

With that in mind, Tammy Abraham- at just 5.5 – has the chance to emerge as a valid option for our three-man frontlines.

After opening his account for the season at Selhurst Park, the on-loan striker grabbed a goal and assist for England U21s over the recent international break. He’s partnered by Jordan Ayew, with Wilfried Bony on the hosts’ bench.

The Swans’ new arrival Renato Sanches is fast-tracked into the starting XI after joining on loan from Bayern Munich on transfer deadline day. Over 116,000 Fantasy Premier League managers acquired the Portuguese international ahead of Gameweek 4.

Similar to their hosts, Newcastle are also braced for a strong run of matches in front of their own fans – five of their next six home matches sees Stoke, Palace, Bournemouth, Watford and Leicester visit St James’ Park.

New boy Joselu leads the line again after scoring on his first start in the 3-0 win over West Ham last time around.

At 5.5, he could rival Abraham in the budget bracket up front, though Christian Atsu’s prospects in midfield are dealt a blow as he drops to the visitors’ bench.

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  1. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    A. Willian --> Eriksen (will have 3 spurs, have Kane & Davies)
    or
    B. Willian --> Salah (have Firmino)

    1. Pirlø's Pen
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      A, Salah is a but if a donkey imo and very frustrating to watch/own.

      1. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        LOL ok..was just considering him since Mane is out for now..

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

    morata > Kane
    dsilva > eriksen

    worth a 4 point hit? no spurs players atm

    1. Baked baines
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I would keep Morata.

  3. james 101
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    3rd time lucky. Considering a WC.

    What do you think of these?

    A.
    De Gea. Elliot.
    Alonso. Jones. Davies. Mbemba. Gamez.
    Eriksen. Pogba. Mooy. Cho-Mo. Doucoure.
    Kane. Morata. Firmino.

    Or

    B.
    Forster. Elliot.
    Alonso. Jones. Davies. Mbemba. Gamez.
    Eriksen. Pogba. Mikhi . Chalobah. Lee Chung.
    Kane. Morata. Firmino.

    Or C.
    Some tweaks to one of the above?!!

    Thanks!!

    1. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      B but if you dropped Forster for Wodman you'd be able to upgrade Gamez to a playing defender.

      1. *sigh*
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Or C but don't know your current squad

  4. ManUtdFan_UK
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Foster, Elliott
    Jones, Stephens, Daniels, Suttner, Long
    Eriksen, Salah, Mkhi, Richarlison, Carroll
    Kane, Lukaku, Gabbi

    £0 ITB, 1FT

    Suggestions on the best way to get Ben Davies in my team?
    Thinking of some sort of Gabbi or Rich downgrade to get the £0.6m I need...

  5. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Do you think salah will start for liverpool 3 days after sevilla match?

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Surly has to.
      Klopp can't afford to lose again. And will mane out hear needs to have a show of strength for the next game

    2. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

  6. Pirlø's Pen
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    On the topic of Mendy...has anyone seen his heat map?! Makes Alonso look like a left centre back.

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Keep in mind Liverpool had 10 men for a half

    2. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Pity he stays so wide. Goals will be rare

  7. wbreid7
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Do I get rid of Daniels or Bertrand?

    1. UnitedFan
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Daniels

    2. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      both have good next fixture so dont do it

    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Keep Daniels for this week!!

  8. Beavis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Bit stumped on what to do with 2 FTs. Any thoughts?

    Foster
    Davies, Jones, Stephens
    KDB, Salah, Pogba, RLC
    Kane (c), Lukaku, Gabbiadini

    Subs: Elliot, Carroll, Mee, Long
    2 FTs, 0.4m ITB

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Stephens Gabby to Alonso Tammy

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Gabbi has to go.

    3. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Foster to 4.0m and save.

      1. Beavis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks everyone

  9. StoichkovFPL
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    RP. Please help me out with this guys.
    2FT, 0.6 itb. Can't see any good Tadic replacement.

    Foster, Elliot
    Trippier, Cedric, Daniels, Mee, Hunemaier
    Eriksen, Pogba, Tadic, Ritchie, Carroll
    Kane, Lukaku, Firmino

    A) Tadic > Choupo-Moting and bank 1.6 + FT
    B) Tadic, Mee > Choupo, Kolasinac
    C) Tadic, Daniels > Choupo, Mendy
    D) Hunemeier, Tadic > Mendy/Kolasinac, Cholobah and change to 4-3-3

  10. UnitedFan
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Only way I can get Kane in is if I take out Jesus and then Salah for a 7.9 max. mid. Worth it?

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Probably. 8.3 for Pog or 8.4 for Siggy not possible?

      1. UnitedFan
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Have Pog and no anyway 🙂

    2. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      who will be your 7.9 man??
      Hard to get any good mid in that price

      1. UnitedFan
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Not sure. That would be my budget, but will probably have to go cheaper.

    3. Pochecinno
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Who would you captain instead? You must take that into account as well

      1. UnitedFan
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Jesus, Lukaku, Lukaku, Jesus. Just worried about Jesus' and Salah's mins.

        1. Pochecinno
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          How about keeping Jesus and taking Lukaku out instead?

          1. UnitedFan
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            Not with that ownership. Not yet anyway. Might just have to go without Kane. Did well this week depsite his brace.

    4. Sims
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      kane is a long term pick worth a hit but selling those players could backfire. is there really no other way u can get him?

      1. UnitedFan
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        No I'm afraid.

  11. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Bottomed sorry...

    -4 Gabbi+Mane+Trippier...

    A. Chicharito+Salah+Davies
    B. Morata+Richarlison+Davies
    C. Firmino+Siggy+Clark
    D. Other?

    1. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      B. Ritchie over Richarlison?

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah! Got Atsu.

        Or Gross?

    2. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      keep Trippier for now. not worth -4
      A

    3. gilean
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Why would you take Trippier out now for a hit though?

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah! Perhaps not

  12. Sims
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Team set for next week for now. injuries in ucl could mess things up though

    Hennesey

    Alonso Bavies Zanka

    Alli Mkhi Pogba Atsu

    Kane(c) Mounie Lukaku

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      This week hasn't finished yet

      1. Sims
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        this is what happens when u have west ham vs hudd as MNF

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

          You even have Mounie....

          1. Sims
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            yeah not expecting anything from him

  13. Baked baines
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    I cant remember a more difficult start to the season in FF as this one!!!!!

  14. beetlejuice
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Which one to transfer in;

    A) Gros
    B) Choupo-Moting

    1. sentz05
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Neither

  15. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Guy used BB in one of my leagues.
    Elliot ,lascelles,Kante.

    He should buy a lotto ticket tonight.

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Wow! Nice work 🙂 Swansea did look poor stats wise going forward though

  16. Sharpe Shuffle
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Will Darlow take Elliott's place when he's back fit?

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      No

    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      No

    3. VS10_
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Check who was on Newcastle's bench weeks one and two.

    4. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Nope Rafa doesn't seem to rate Darlow any more.

    5. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      No.

  17. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Evening guys. What would you do with this lot? If I take a hit to replace Willian and Fraser there are quite a lot of options between 5.5-7.0 priced players who to choose.

    Foster
    Davies, Stephens, Jones
    Willian, Eriksen, Mkhitaryan, Carroll
    Lukaku, Kane, Firmino

    Subs: Elliott --- Suttner, Fraser, Long --- 0.4 ITB, 1 FT

    A) Fraser -> Choupo-Moting (and play over T.Carroll)
    b) Willian and Fraser -> Ramsey and Choupo-Moting (-4)
    C) Willian and Fraser -> Two out of Jese/Shaqiri, Phillips, Ritchie and Mooy (-4)
    D) Something else, what?

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Nice side.

      Tricky this. I like Brady, Jese and Ritchie. Could also go for a premium mid, Chalobah and lose Stephens

      1. Jam0sh
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers. Getting premium mid could also be possible if I replace Fraser with 4.5 (would have play T.Carroll and other 4.5 week in week out). Have no idea how to rate all those 5.5-6.9 options. Phillips, Ritchie and Shaqiri on corners/ set pieces but Jese and Choupo-Moting playing in more dangerous positions.

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

        I like Ritchie but he's already on 3 yellow cards which worries me a little

  18. Bolasie
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    A, Pogba and Ramsey
    B, Eriksen and Gross

    1. Werkself
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Need to see the rest of the team

  19. sentz05
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Replacements for Willian and Mane:

    A Sanchez and Sanches
    B Miki and Pogba
    C Miki and Silva

    1. Think
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      C will make your team tick.

  20. FPL_Hazards
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Right, thinking of taking a hit to get Bavies.

    Stephens > Bavies
    Tadic > 5.9

    A) take the hit
    B) miss Bavies price rise

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

      Your name suggests A.

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      A. gamble gambler.

    3. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Maybe get that Stoke cat who got the brace yesterday, looked brill.

  21. Think
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Yoshida to Bavies done. Still have one FT with 1.4 in bank and looking at kane.

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Stop looking. Just do it.

      1. Think
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Will do it after champions league matches. Thinking about kaku out for kane.

  22. BananaNose Maldonado
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Contendtely treading water at this point. Have 2 FT this week and have sort of committed (in my mind) to Tadic > Choupo-Moting and either Dann or Yoshida to Davies.

    So, which to Davies:

    A) Dann
    B) Yoshida

    (Whichever one isn't transferred out is likely out the following week for Keane.)

    Cheers.

    1. beetlejuice
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      A

      1. BananaNose Maldonado
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks.

  23. sentz05
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Is The Willian train finished?

    1. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      If there ever was one, yes.

  24. Sims
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    US Open final in half an hour... nadal should win his 16th slam

  25. pakornk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Swansea played like crap. I expect Kane to score 4 next gw.

    1. Sims
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      so him scoring a hat-trick would be not living up to expectations?

    2. Think
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Spurs record against swans also says the same.

  26. Puzzle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Suttner safe from the drop?

  27. Ronnies
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Play 1... ?

    a) naughton - away to spurs

    b) mee- away to liverpool

    Tnks

    1. Rock Papiss Cissès
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Same problem. going with B

  28. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Hello

    Is transferring erikessen for kdb plain silly ? I have kane and I want city cover

    1. BananaNose Maldonado
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      So you would transfer Eriksen OUT the week he is playing Swansea at home? I've heard it all 🙂

      (Don't do it.)

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        No I was thinking the week after actually

        1. BananaNose Maldonado
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          So much can happen between now and then. Just reassess at a later date. That said, with Spurs' fixtures and Eriksen's form, a lot would have to happen for me to want to do the move you are proposing.

  29. wbreid7
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Mendy or Alonso?

    1. Sims
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      probably neither but alonso if u must. should get more clean sheets

  30. Konstaapeli
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Hegazy > Davies
    Willian > 5.7 (who?)
    Lukaku > Kane

    for a -4 hit? Yes or no?